Current Issues & Events
"Safe Harbour" checklist
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Safe harbour provisions are primarily aimed at providers of carriage services (CSPs), such as the telecommunications companies, that are not in a position to control the vast amount of content that is placed on their networks. The complexities of the Safe Harbour scheme have been simplified as part of a free and authoritative checklist available to all IIA members...
 
NSW Parliamentary Research: Mandatory ISP filtering is not what it seems.
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
The NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service has issued an E-Brief on Internet Censorship and Mandatory Filtering. Its authors Tom Edwards and Gareth Griffith survey the local and international position and conclude that mandatory ISP level filtering is not a feature of many of the countries it reviewed. In place, rather, are voluntary ISP filtering schemes designed to prevent accidental access to a defined list of illegal sites containing child pornography.
 
Government unveils EoI for Content Filtering 'Live' Pilot
Monday, 10 November 2008
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has called for Expressions of Interest from ISPs interested in participating in a 'live' pilot to test a range of content filtering solutions in a real world environment, with the cooperation of ISPs (including mobile telephone operators) and their customers.
 
Net Industry's night of the year is coming
Friday, 07 November 2008

IIA Gala Dinner

Tickets are now available online for the 2009 IIA Annual Gala Dinner, 12 February 2009 in Sydney. Priority seating will sell fast.

 
IIA sponsored event: Media and Internet Law conference
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Media Communications & Technology Law Conference When: Thursday 27th November 2008, 9.00am – 5.00pm,
Where: The Royal Automobile Club of Australia, 89 Macquarie St, Sydney.
Speakers include: Peter Coroneos (IIA), Nina Ta (Nine MSN), Jennifer Follette (Microsoft), Angus Henderson and Michelle Rowland (Gilbert + Tobin), Sophie Sawson and Robert Todd (Blake Dawson) and more...

IIA members receive a discount of 10%.
Click here to download conference brochure.

 
ISPs compete over ADSL2+ turf
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Major internet service providers (ISPs) have lowered some prices to attract consumers for the top speed broadband services, according to the latest Value Partners/IIA Broadband Index .
 
US Senators caution against a rushed ACTA
Friday, 03 October 2008
Two pro-IP enforcement US senators have publicly warned the US Trade representative that her negotiations for a speedy and detailed anti-counterfeiting trade agreement may be flawed and undermine rather than strengthen current IP laws locally and internationally.
 
Cyber Storm II: Security simulation offers insights
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
A detailed report outlining Australia’s involvement in the recent international cyber security exercise, Cyber Storm II, was released today by Attorney-General Robert McClelland.
 
Australia’s transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Friday, 12 September 2008
The IIA endorses the OECD report, Shaping Policies for the Future of the Internet Economy which accompanied The Seoul Declaration of June 2008 in highlighting the benefits of IPv6 and setting out the role for Governments.
 
New agenda for digital economy
Friday, 12 September 2008
The Internet Industry Association (IIA), has backed a move by Government to prepare a “Future Directions Paper”   for the digital economy in Australia.
 
Justice Michael Kirby receives Australian Privacy Medal
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Justice Michael Kirby addressed IIA's 2008 annual dinner.Senior High Court Judge, Justice Michael Kirby was last night awarded the inaugural Australian Privacy Medal in recognition of over 30 year's work in this area. a pioneer of the OECD principles, chair of the ALRC which gave rise to the Australian privacy legislation. He remains an inspiration to us all as we recommit to our efforts in this area, IIA chief executive Peter Coroneos, said.

 
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