Australian site-blocking Bill passed, largely unamended
Legislation introducing a site-blocking remedy for online copyright infringement has been passed by the Australian parliament, essentially in the form in which it was originally proposed. The Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015 provides that a copyright owner may apply to the Federal Court of Australia for an injunction requiring ISPs to block access to a foreign ... Read the full post ...
We’re not the Internet content police, says ICANN
ICANN has declared it is not, and cannot be, a content regulator. In a recent blog post, ICANN’s Chief Contract Compliance Officer, Allen R. Grogan, states ICANN “was never granted, nor was it ever intended that ICANN be granted, the authority to act as a regulator of Internet content”. Accordingly, despite calls for it to do so, ... Read the full post ...
Australian Senate recommends minor amendments to site-blocking Bill
The Australian Senate committee reviewing the legislation providing a site-blocking remedy for online copyright infringement has recommended adoption, subject only to minor changes. The committee’s report proposes the following four amendments be made to the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015: the list of matters to be taken into account by the court in considering ... Read the full post ...
Process for handover of IANA responsibilities elaborated
The planning process for transfer of IANA responsibilities, away from the US Department of Commerce, has been divided between these three components – names, numbers, protocols – IP Watch reports. ... Read the full post ...
.sucks extends sunrise registration period
The registry for the .sucks TLD has extended its controversial sunrise registration period by three weeks. The registry claims the move is due to the fact that “far too many intellectual property lawyers, company executives and brand owners were unaware of the registry”. Critics claim the move is “possible overreaching … for the purpose of taking additional profits ... Read the full post ...
Australian ‘three strikes’ notification procedure submitted for adoption
The Australian ISP industry’s Copyright Notice Scheme Code of Conduct, providing a ‘three strikes’ system for notification of online copyright infringements, has been submitted to the government regulator. The Code of Conduct submitted by the Communications Alliance was a revision of an earlier draft providing a Copyright Notice Scheme. The main changes made in the final version ... Read the full post ...
BitTorrent default judgment awards $US750 damages per film
In a default judgment regarding illegal download of pornographic films, a US district court has awarded damages of $750 per film – for a total damages award of $9,000 plus $2,525 in costs and attorney’s fees. According to Holland & Knight’s report, mindful of the concerns with copyright trolls (and without characterising the plaintiff as a ... Read the full post ...
ICANN asks FTC to rule on .sucks domain dispute
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been asked to investigate whether the registry running the .sucks domain is acting illegally. According to a report by V3, the concern is that brand owners wishing to register their brands in the .sucks domain will have to pay $2,500 – an amount far in excess of the ... Read the full post ...
Direct registration in .au domain space under consideration
The regulatory authority for the .au domain space, auDA, is considering opening up the space to direct registrations – e.g. myname.au. Through its Names Policy Panel (NPP), auDA is conducting a review of the policies for allocation and use of domain names in the .au domain space. One of the key terms of reference for the review is ... Read the full post ...
Dallas Buyers Club judgment: What are the implications?
For the practical implications of the Dallas Buyer Club decision, read, and listen to, the interview I gave to SBS News. ... Read the full post ...
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