Copyright owners appeal the iiNet decision

http://www.afact.org.au/pressreleases/2010/25-02-2010.html

Facebook obtains US patent for news feed

The patent was granted on 23 February, and can be seen in full here:

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=facebook&OS=facebook&RS=facebook

Some news coverage and reader comments here:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/26/facebook.patent/index.html

One for the Marketing Law students

How not to structure channel arrangements

http://www.theage.com.au/national/woolworths-buyer-in-alleged-scam-20100217-odwp.html

only 24%?

based on my 'anecdotal empiricism' I might have thought this would be higher

http://www.theage.com.au/national/foreign-students-want-to-stay-20100214-nzh0.html

More on the Nintendo piracy case this week

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/games/nintendo-pirate-just-a-shy-gamer-dad-20100210-nrlr.html

Nintendo Copyright Action

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/games/nintendo-pirate-to-pay-15m-20100209-np4i.html

huge day for copyright decisions

iiNet:

http://www.efa.org.au/2010/02/04/sanity-prevails-iinet-did-not-authorise-its-users-infringements/

Men at Work:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/articles/2010/02/04/1265151932588.html

Apple's iPad - not only is the name questionable....

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/biz-tech/bra-inserts-and-engines-ipad-name-not-original-20100201-n7bu.html

Parrallel Importation of Books, Bob Carr and APple iPad

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/apple-ipad-a-threat-to-publishers-bob-carr-20100129-n2zj.html

A shortcoming with out Do Not Call Register

The requirement to re-register every three years.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/action-urged-on-do-not-call-list-20100127-myy7.html