Australian Legislation for Computer Students

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Blocking of Piracy Sites

August 2017 -  The Federal Court has ordered blocks on 127 domain names that allow access to 15 pirate streaming sites and 2 torrent sites, in a win for Foxtel.

http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/08/foxtel-wins-case-to-block-more-piracy-sites.html

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RAGE against the new Copyright proposal in Australia

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/kim-williams-on-copyright-20160504-gomkgy.html

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More Murdoch Hacking

Read about Murdochs Satelitte TV Priracy games in this book

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/stranger-than-fiction-20121228-2byaa.html

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Copyright Amendment Act 2015 - online

View the ACT here

https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2015A00080

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If you lose your laptop - what data is on it?

Read this article about a Sydney Uni staff laptop.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-university-lost-computer-containing-sensitive-student-information-20160304-gnb4fa.html

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Action against online piracy

Village roadshow and Foxtel are taking action against pirates. 

Read more here: http://nahidahsydney.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/legal-action-begins-over-online-piracy.html

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Serious Data Breaches Bill 2015 - Australia

 This law will be presented to the Australian parilaiment in 2016. If passed, the bill will require companies to disclose a breach within 30 days if it concerns personal information and "there is a real risk of serious harm to any of the individuals" to whom the information relates. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/delayed-australian-data-breach-notification-bill-lands-20151203-glfbnt.html#ixzz42aae8jTX Follow us: @smh on Twitter | sydneymorningherald on Facebook

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Revenge Porn laws in Aussie

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/article/2015/07/13/factbox-revenge-porn-laws-australia-and-beyond   

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Copying Australian Food

Beware....http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/labelling-liars-how-australian-food-is-hot-property-20150805-girzir.html

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Waltzing Matilda Copyright?

Who owns it ?? http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/waltzing-matildas-origins-and-chain-of-ownership-murky-20150813-giykvr.html

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Cheating & Ethics

information about the level of cheating in Australian life...http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/are-we-becoming-a-nation-of-cheats-20150611-ghm0g1.html

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13th October 2015 - data retention

Read Quenton Dempster’s article here.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/data-retention-and-the-end-of-australians-digital-privacy-20150827-gj96kq.html

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Happy birthday more

The case against Happy Birthday copyright.

http://theconversation.com/the-case-against-happy-birthday-copyright-protection-45415

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Happy birthday to you!

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-happy-birthday-case-how-copyright-lost-touch-with-reality-20150820-gj48uj.html  Be careful if you want to use this song!!

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Anti piracy crusader on illicit downloading

Read more here:  http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/australian-antipiracy-crusader-graham-burke-on-illicit-downloading-failure-and-exercise-20150608-ghix9f 

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Illegal downloads

Australia’s most pirated movie- the issue of illegal downloads and how it effects the maker.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/25/wyrmwood-australias-most-pirated-movie

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Email Privacy

Do you get someone else’s email - what should you do?  What privacy aspects should you consider?  Read more here:

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/living-with-my-email-doppelganger-20150419-1mib5z.html