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• BSA urges vigilance as data breach laws loom large

  There were a record number of cases of unlicensed software settled in 2017, a figure that doubled from the previous year, the BSA said on Thursday.

• Turnbull criticised over lack of copyright reform in innovation plan

  ​The Federal Government’s exclusion of copyright reform in its National Innovation and Science Agenda is “disappointing”, according to the Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA).

• Almost half of Australian digital consumers have accessed illegal content

  Nearly half of Australians who consume digital content have engaged in illegal copyright infringement, according to research from the Australian and UK governments.
  

• Bill to block pirate websites gets tick of approval

  A bill that will in some circumstances force ISPs to block access to websites linked to online piracy looks almost certain to become law.

• Metadata regime to spur speculative invoicing, say Greens

  The government’s metadata regime will open the door to more copyright prosecutions and speculative invoicing, rather than focusing on police investigations and terrorism, according to the Australian Greens.

• The iiNet, Dallas Buyers Club decision: Should you be concerned?

  In what has been described as a landmark court case, the Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday handed down a decision that has alarmed many people in the community.
  

• Twitter received two emergency data requests from Australian govt

  Twitter received two emergency requests from the Australian government for user data and none for the removal of content during the first half 2014, according to the social network site’s latest Transparency Report.
  

• Communications Alliance, ISPs propose file sharing Notice Scheme

  In a bid to educate Australians about illegal downloads, the Communications Alliance has teamed up with Telstra Bigpond, iiNet, Optus, iPrimus and Internode for the creation of a Notice Scheme.
  

• AFACT v iiNet: Case moves to High Court

  The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) will lodge an appeal with the High Court as part of its ongoing allegation that Perth-based internet service provider iiNet had allowed its users to infringe on the copyright of the film studios the body represents.
  

• AFACT v iiNet: Government called to action

  Service providers, rights holders and internet users are anxiously awaiting news of whether the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) will further appeal the decision against it today by the Federal Court, but both the industry body and defendant iiNet are clear on a single message: The Federal Government must step in.

• Photographers sue Google over book scanning

  Google's years-long attempt to create an online library and store with millions of books will face yet another legal hurdle with the filing of a class-action copyright infringement lawsuit by the American Society of Media Photographers.

• New ACTA leaks reveal internal conflicts among negotiators

  Countries negotiating the secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement are clashing over a proposed three-strikes regulation, the legal basis for such a treaty and the lack of transparency in the process, according to newly leaked documents.