Microsoft and smartwatch vendor Olio have struck a patent-licensing agreement. And that’s about all we know about Microsoft’s latest IP licensing pact. …read more Source:: Legal
Month: January 2016
Telcos criticise NBN’s ability to discriminate for technology trials
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•Optus, Macquarie Telecom, and the CCC have said the non-discrimination obligation is ‘fundamental to the level playing field credentials of the NBN’, including for pilots of new technology. …read more Source:: Legal
Telcos slam NBN ‘scope creep’ in Vertigan Bill
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•NBN should not be allowed to expand into delivering other goods and services, with telcos saying line-of-business requirements are ‘a keystone element of the regime’. …read more Source:: Legal
Vertigan Review Bill amendments to ACCC ‘counterproductive’: Telcos
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•Australian telcos have made disparaging remarks about the Bill brought in as a response to the Vertigan Review, saying regulatory changes are unnecessary and create ‘needless red tape’ at best.<br …read more Source:: Legal
ACCC issues Kogan $32k fine for price hiking before discounting
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•Electronics manufacturer and retailer Kogan has paid penalties that totalled AU$32,400 following the issue of three infringement notices by Australia’s consumer watchdog. …read more Source:: Legal
ACCC issues Kogan AU$32k fine for price hiking before discounting
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•Electronics manufacturer and retailer Kogan has paid penalties that totalled AU$32,400 following the issue of three infringement notices by Australia’s consumer watchdog. …read more Source:: Legal
Twitter sued for allegedly giving a voice to Islamic State
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•The widow of a man killed in Jordan has accused Twitter of giving a voice to ISIS, and is suing the social media giant on the basis that it knowingly …read more Source:: Legal
India telco authority: Facebook may have overstated support for Free Basics by 9.1m people
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•Facebook users responding to the net neutrality debate in India failed to answer the questions asked in the consultation paper, with Facebook claiming 9.1 million more responses were made than …read more Source:: Legal
Your boss can snoop on your messages – even private ones, says European Court of Human Rights
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•The court has ruled that it’s reasonable for a company to check employees’ email and instant messaging and that doing so doesn’t violate their right to confidential correspondence. …read more Source:: Legal
Who really owns your Internet of Things data?
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•In a world where more and more objects are coming online and vendors are getting involved in the supply chain, how can you keep track of what’s yours and what’s …read more Source:: Legal