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• Optus TV Now case may reach High Court

  By Spandas Lui | 10 May, 2012 13:29

  The legal battle between Optus and the two major football codes, along with Telstra, over the Optus TV Now recording service may end up in the High Court.

• Federal Court reduces Optus fine

  By AAP | 09 March, 2012 08:24

  The full bench of the Federal Court has upheld an earlier ruling that found some of Optus's advertisements on internet broadband packages misleading but reduced the fine the telco must pay.

• Optus scores win against NRL and AFL

  By Spandas Lui | 02 February, 2012 09:31

  Optus has scored a win in its Federal Court case against the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australian Football League (AFL) over the telco’s Optus TV application.

• Samsung wins right to sell Galaxy Tab 10.1

  By Spandas Lui | 30 November, 2011 13:36

  The Full bench of the Federal Court has decided to overturn the injunction which banned the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 but Apple has until Friday to turn the tides.

• TPG guilty of “false and misleading” ads

  By Spandas Lui | 09 November, 2011 09:16

  An advertisement campaign by national ISP, TPG, has been found to be “false and misleading” by the Federal Court in Melbourne.

• iiNet v AFACT: What’s going to happen in the High Court?

  By Spandas Lui | 07 October, 2011 15:43

  Having brewed for more than two years, the copyright case between iiNet and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) may soon come to a close as both parties head off to the High Court.

• Stamping out piracy levels the playing field: AFACT

  By Spandas Lui | 24 February, 2011 07:21

  The film industry wants to tackle movie piracy to level the playing-field, not to avoid implementing new content delivery models, according to the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT).

• MSY bows to ACCC legal action

  By David Ramli | 19 November, 2010 14:46

  Major tech reseller and retailer, MSY Technology, has given undertakings to the Federal Court not to make false or misleading representations on warranties, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

• Optus targeted by ACCC for latest broadband ads

  By David Ramli | 08 September, 2010 12:06

  Telco giant, Optus, is under fire from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for its latest series of advertisements targeting high-speed broadband customers.

• Fresh court action launched about OneTel

  By AAP | 24 August, 2010 10:58

  statement of claim has been served on several parties regarding OneTel Ltd's cancellation of a $132 million capital raising on the same day that it entered administration, its liquidator says.

• ACCC takes VIPtel to court

  By ARN Staff | 20 August, 2010 10:06

  Telecommunications provider, VIPtel, will face Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) allegations of misleading and unconscionable conduct in the Federal Court.

• Telstra fined $18 million by the ACCC for being uncompetitive and unremorseful

  By David Ramli | 28 July, 2010 13:52

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has won a case in the Federal Court against Telstra (ASX:TLS) for denying competitors access to infrastructure. The telco is set to be fined $18.55 million.

• ACMA urges users to dob in SMS spammers

  By David Ramli | 09 June, 2010 12:50

  The Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA) has launched a new service aimed at fighting SMS spam.

• iiNet and AFACT head back into court

  By Spandas Lui | 14 May, 2010 16:35

  The stage has been set for another face-off between iiNet and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT).

• WA-reseller Abacus court case dismissed

  By Julia Talevski | 26 March, 2010 18:34

  The two-and-half-year court battle between the first and final owners of defunct WA-based reseller, Abacus Computers and Technology, has been dismissed.