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Justice Cowdroy’s final decision has been revealed today in the iiNet vs AFACT (Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft) case and has found that “”It is impossible to conclude that iiNet has authorised copyright infringement” and “iiNet did not have relevant power to prevent infringements occurring,”
Village Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, [...]

I am not sure whether I should be dumbfounded by such a comment or expect the obvious detachment from reality that Michael Atkinson enjoys from time to time.  He is after all, the world renowned Political Big Brother to the Australian people.  His moments of Grandeur usually consist of forcing his own brand of undemocratic [...]

In the few days since I posted about Matt Bellamy’s chat with Lily Allen on Lily’s Myspace page, it appears Lily’s now defunct blog has been the target of a internet slagging match with absolutely no purpose or concept of the actual issue other than to find fault with Lily Allen’s views and methods of [...]

Matt Bellamy talks about his views on the Piracy issue with Lily Allen on Lily’s Myspace page with a few concepts and insights of his own.
Both artists are pretty switched on and respected individuals, producing some of the finest music in recent years.  I have always had a soft spot for Lily’s witty and lyrical [...]

Valve’s Jason Holtman addressed the business models behind the company’s popular Steam service at the Game Business Law summit at SMU’s law school today.  He talks about steam not just being a distribution channel but an actual gaming platform, something I iterate every now and again:
“We’re not just a way of selling game,” reiterates Holtman. [...]

RPS have an interesting article on the Torrentfreaks top 10 pirated games list of 2008.  Spore and The Sims have significantly different target market to that of the others yet reign supreme on top of the list.  Does this mean the casual gaming crowd is more susceptible to piracy?
Top 10 Pirated PC games
1 Spore [...]