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Australian Government heading down slippery slope with online censorship
Last week a Bill was introduced to the Senate that aims to give Federal Police sweeping powers to ban access to Internet content. The Communications Legislation Ammendment (Crime or Terrorism Related Content) Bill 2007 [PDF doc] might sound like it has good intentions by invoking the word ‘terrorism’ in the name, but it is incredibly…
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Breakfast Wrap: Best of the Weekend
Hope you had a good one. Maybe you knocked over some work in prep for a big week of Halo 3? Whatever you did, here’s what went down on Giz. Broomstick arcade successfully combines Wii and DS concepts in one. Broomstick for riding, touchscreen for ‘casting spells’. Software guru rips Apple for cashing in on…
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2Clix withdraws case against Whirlpool
Good news. Yesterday Whirlpool confirmed that 2Clix has withdrawn their suit against Simon Wright. Wonder if they think this will also withdraw the bad blood of starting this case in the first place? Let’s hope they’re not that naive. Gratz to Whirlpool on a bullet very well dodged. Or was that a cap gun? -Seamus…
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Hug a TV network: support the new seasons?
We’re starting to see a very welcome pattern on TV right now. As show seasons kick off in the USA this time of year, it seems our local networks are finally aligning a few of the big draw shows with the overseas schedules – instead of the tradition of making us wait six months before…