Submission to interceptions network security admendments

After a very short consultation period, the Attorney-General’s Department is soliciting comments on its exposure draft of ‘computer network protection’ amendments to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth). EFA’s submission addresses our key concern that the proposed legislation provides a very broad exception to the prohibition on interception of network communications for the […]

Update in ZGeek defamation lawsuit

The plaintiff has re-filed in the NSW Supreme Court, once again alleging damages of around $43M in lost film revenues for alleged defamatory statements made by participants on the ZGeek discussion forum. It now appears that the plaintiff has additionally filed a trade mark application over the name ZGeek and threatened the forum operators with […]