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		<title>Convergence review invites submissions</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2011/04/28/convergence-review-invites-submissions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian government&#8217;s Convergence Review Committee has released a Framing Paper and invited public submissions on what principles should guide the review over the next year. The principles currently proposed span across broadcasting, telecommunications, and radiocommunication issues (although the bias is towards broadcasting content issues): 1. Australians should have access to a diversity of voices, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convergence review terms of reference announced</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2011/03/02/convergence-review-terms-of-reference-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final terms of reference for the upcoming Convergence Review to be conducted by the Australian government have been announced, following on the draft terms of reference provided for public comment in December. At the Australian Broadcasting Summit this morning, Senator Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Ditital Economy, noted that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egyptian government shuts down the Internet&#8212;nearly</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2011/01/28/egyptian-government-shuts-down-the-internet-nearly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only hours before major planned protests on Friday morning (28 January), the Egyptian government has shut down virtually all Internet access going in and out of Egypt, as well as SMS and Blackberry access. It seems that access to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter may have taken place as early as Tuesday. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Draft terms of reference for Australian &#8220;convergence&#8221; review released</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2010/12/16/draft-terms-of-reference-for-australian-convergence-review-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2010/12/16/draft-terms-of-reference-for-australian-convergence-review-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The draft Terms of Reference for the Government&#8217;s review of the laws relating to the converged media and communications industry have been published. Part of a FAQ on the website of the Department for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, which is conducting the review, notes that: * &#8216;Convergence&#8217; describes the trend whereby devices (such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISP-level internet content filtering &#8211; the report</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2008/08/04/isp-level-internet-content-filtering-the-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2008/08/04/isp-level-internet-content-filtering-the-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 28 July, the Australian Communications and Media Authority released its report which sets out the findings of the closed environment testing of ISP-level filters conducted in 2008. The Closed Environment testing report followed hot on the heels of the Developments in Internet Filtering Technologies and Other Measures for Promoting Online Safety report released in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book plug (no, not mine) &#8211; David Lindsay&#8217;s book on domain names</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2008/05/09/book-plug-no-not-mine-david-lindsays-book-on-domain-names/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2008/05/09/book-plug-no-not-mine-david-lindsays-book-on-domain-names/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we had the pleasure of a staff seminar up here at the University of Queensland Law School &#8211; by David Lindsay, an old colleague of mine from my melbourne days. David these days is at Monash University Law School. David&#8217;s recently published a book with Hart called International Domain Name Law. Now, I remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freedom of Information/Speech Report Released</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2007/11/05/freedom-of-informationspeech-report-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2007/11/05/freedom-of-informationspeech-report-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A report into Freedom of Information Laws and (media) free speech in Australia, commissioned by the Right to Know Coalition, has been released. Called the Report of the Independent Audit into the State of Free Speech in Australia, you can download it here (beware: big (336 page) pdf). The media are breathlessly reporting that &#8216;more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A compendium of patent office cooperation &#8211; and some thoughts [updated]</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2007/10/29/a-compendium-of-patent-office-cooperation-and-some-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2007/10/29/a-compendium-of-patent-office-cooperation-and-some-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve become more interested in copyright bureaucracies, and patent and trade mark offices: how they operate; how transparent they are; who they are; how powers are divided between them; how they interact; how they characterise their role, their &#8216;customers&#8217;, and their &#8216;stakeholders&#8217;. How we make them accountable for the decisions they make &#8211; or how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>die hard and still live free?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2007/10/24/die-hard-and-still-live-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2007/10/24/die-hard-and-still-live-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the latest activity regarding communications related national security legislation brought to you courtesy of the Senate Bills List dated 15 October&#8230; Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Terrorist Material) Bill 2007:Amends the Classification, (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 to require publications, films or computer games that promote terrorist activity to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the spot fines become even more fashionable in Australia.  But is this really a good way to handle shoplifters and fraudsters?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawfont.com/2007/10/23/on-the-spot-fines-become-even-more-fashionable-in-australia-but-is-this-really-a-good-way-to-handle-shoplifters-and-fraudsters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawfont.com/2007/10/23/on-the-spot-fines-become-even-more-fashionable-in-australia-but-is-this-really-a-good-way-to-handle-shoplifters-and-fraudsters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read in the SMH that Premier Iemma is planning to reform the law to allow police to issue on-the-spot fines for minor criminal offences such as shoplifting, offensive language and minor fraud. Can I just say that I think this is a really interesting, as well as a potentially troubling, development. I&#8217;m not aware [...]]]></description>
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