Australian start-up returns well-known domain to owners after backlash
An Australian start-up has donated the expired domain name of an established website back to its original owners after the [...]
WIPO Australian Director General applies for second term in charge
Current World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General, Francis Gurry, has nominated for re-election for a [...]
Symantec Norton Report reveals cybercrime increased globally but decreased in Australia
A Symantec annual Norton Report revealed cybercriminals had pried over $1 billion from Australians in the past year. It was [...]
ACCC targeting fake online reviews
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has established new consumer guidelines in an attempt to regulate [...]
Time to consider how lack of website accessibility affects people with disabilities
Maggie Whitnall, Client Services Manager at AusRegistry, recently penned a blog discussing issues of web accessibility for [...]
Quarry valuation domain name complaint denied
The following is a summary of Stephens Valuation and Consultancy Pty Ltd v. SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd Case No. [...]
Calls surface for greater user protection in the cloud
Despite the growing usage of cloud services in Australia, overseas professionals are calling for greater privacy measures [...]
A guide to the Guns For Hire saga highlighting the importance of trademarking
The Sydney vs. Perth based Guns For Hire battle looks to drag on almost two years after the case first came to light. The [...]
Indonesian group hacks Crime Stoppers, retribution for Australian spying scandal
Australian community policing website Crime Stoppers was hacked by an Indonesian Cyber Group last Friday. The group, calling [...]
Gold Coast Tourism loses case in ‘bad faith’
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center found Gold Coast Tourism guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after it accused [...]