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40. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
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41. Judy Skatssoon, “Google warns Aust copyright laws
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42. Ibid.
43. Associated Press, “Proposed changes to Australian
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November 21, 2006, http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/
2006/11/21/technology/AS_TEC_Australia_Copyright
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44. The Attorney-General, Copyright Amendment Bill
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me.nsf/Page/RWPC7B0742318EF6A58CA25723B00
8145FC.
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137EC7020CA2572440000E793/$file/1582006.pdf.
46. Australian Copyright Council, Copyright Amendment
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47. Asher Moses, “Copyright ruling puts hyperlinking on
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1166290520771.html.
48. Ibid.
49. Ministry of Economic Development, Copyright
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http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/
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50. Copyright (New Technologies and Performers’
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NR/rdonlyres/5A88D15B-C4A1-42C2-AE759200DD87F738/51071/DBHOH_BILL_7735_40199.p
df.
51. Judith Tizard, “Digital copyright bill: Questions &
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govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=28179.
52. Ibid.
53. Electronic Frontiers Australia, “Defamation laws and
the Internet,” January 14, 2006, http://www.efa.org.
au/Issues/Censor/defamation.html#2006.
54. The Attorney-General, “Belated state defamation
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agd/WWW/MinisterRuddockHome.nsf/Page/Media_R
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55. Ibid.
56. Rhonda Breit, “Uniform defamation laws: A fresh
start or the same chilling problems?” The Brisbane
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resources/brisbane_institute_defamation.html.
57. Electronic Frontiers Australia, “Defamation laws and
the Internet,” January 14, 2006, http://www.efa.org.
au/Issues/Censor/defamation.html.
58. OUT-LAW News, “Australia rules on where to sue for
internet defamation,” December 10, 2002,
http://www.out-law.com/page-3184.
59. Dow Jones & Company Inc. v. Gutnick, December
10, 2002, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/
cases/cth/high_ct/2002/56.html.
60. Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu, Who Controls the
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61. Caslon Analytics, “Brown, O’Brien, and Domainz,”
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62. FindLaw, “Say No Evil: Defamation in Cyberspace,”
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63. Sarah Harrison, “Overseas website caught by New
Zealand defamation laws,” AJ Park, November 1,
2004, http://www.ajpark.co.nz/library/2005/03/
oseas_website_defamation_laws.php.
64. Telecommunications (Interceptions and Access) Act
1979, §7 and §108, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/
legis/cth/consol_act/taaa1979410/.
65. Electronic Frontiers Australia, “Telecommunications
privacy laws,” October 19, 2006, http://www.efa.
org.au/Issues/Privacy/privacy-telec.html.
66. Ibid.
67. Electronic Frontiers Australia, “EFA comments on
Surveillance Devices Bill 2004,” May 18, 2004,
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte
/completed_inquiries/2002-04/surveillance/
submissions/sub8.pdf.
68. Internet Industry Association, Cybercrime Code of
Practice, §7, September 2003, www.iia.net.au/
cybercrime_code_v2.doc, (accessed March 16,
2007).
69. Ibid, §8.
175
38. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
Intellectual Property, http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/
negotiations/us_fta/outcomes/08_intellectual_property.html; Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and
Trade, A Guide to the Agreement: Intellectual
Property, http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/
negotiations/us_fta/guide/17.html.
39. Australian Copyright Council, Free Trade Agreement
Amendments, January 2006, http://www.copyright.
org.au/publications/G085.pdf.
40. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
Intellectual Property, http://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/
negotiations/us_fta/outcomes/08_intellectual_property.html.
41. Judy Skatssoon, “Google warns Aust copyright laws
could cripple the Internet,” ABC Science Online,
November 7, 2006, http://www.abc.net.au/news/
newsitems/200611/s1782921.htm.
42. Ibid.
43. Associated Press, “Proposed changes to Australian
copyright laws could make iPod user into criminals,”
November 21, 2006, http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/
2006/11/21/technology/AS_TEC_Australia_Copyright
_Crime.php.
44. The Attorney-General, Copyright Amendment Bill
2006: Frequently Asked Questions, December 2006,
http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/MinisterRuddockHo
me.nsf/Page/RWPC7B0742318EF6A58CA25723B00
8145FC.
45. Copyright Amendment Act 2006, http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/Act1.nsf/0/5A32BBA
137EC7020CA2572440000E793/$file/1582006.pdf.
46. Australian Copyright Council, Copyright Amendment
Act 2006, January 2007, http://www.copyright.org.au/
g096.pdf.
47. Asher Moses, “Copyright ruling puts hyperlinking on
notice,” Sydney Morning Herald, December 19, 2006,
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/copyright-rulingputs-linking-on-notice/2006/12/19/
1166290520771.html.
48. Ibid.
49. Ministry of Economic Development, Copyright
Protection in New Zealand, November 29, 2005,
http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/
Page____7290.aspx.
50. Copyright (New Technologies and Performers’
Rights) Amendment, §44, http://www.parliament.nz/
NR/rdonlyres/5A88D15B-C4A1-42C2-AE759200DD87F738/51071/DBHOH_BILL_7735_40199.p
df.
51. Judith Tizard, “Digital copyright bill: Questions &
answers,” Official Web site of New Zealand government, December 21, 2006, http://www.beehive.
govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=28179.
52. Ibid.
53. Electronic Frontiers Australia, “Defamation laws and
the Internet,” January 14, 2006, http://www.efa.org.
au/Issues/Censor/defamation.html#2006.
54. The Attorney-General, “Belated state defamation
laws,” December 15, 2005, http://www.ag.gov.au/
agd/WWW/MinisterRuddockHome.nsf/Page/Media_R
eleases_2005_Fourth_Quarter_15_December_2005_
-_Belated_State_defamation_laws_-_2372005.
55. Ibid.
56. Rhonda Breit, “Uniform defamation laws: A fresh
start or the same chilling problems?” The Brisbane
Institute, May 11, 2006, http://www.brisinst.org.au/
resources/brisbane_institute_defamation.html.
57. Electronic Frontiers Australia, “Defamation laws and
the Internet,” January 14, 2006, http://www.efa.org.
au/Issues/Censor/defamation.html.
58. OUT-LAW News, “Australia rules on where to sue for
internet defamation,” December 10, 2002,
http://www.out-law.com/page-3184.
59. Dow Jones & Company Inc. v. Gutnick, December
10, 2002, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/
cases/cth/high_ct/2002/56.html.
60. Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu, Who Controls the
Internet?: Illusions of a Borderless World. New York:
Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 148.
61. Caslon Analytics, “Brown, O’Brien, and Domainz,”
http://www.caslon.com.au/defamationprofile10.htm#
brown, (accessed March 16, 2007); FindLaw,
“Say No Evil: Defamation in Cyberspace,”
http://www.findlaw.com/12international/countries/nz/a
rticles/852.html, (accessed March 16, 2007).
62. FindLaw, “Say No Evil: Defamation in Cyberspace,”
http://www.findlaw.com/12international/countries/nz/a
rticles/852.html,(accessed March 16, 2007)
63. Sarah Harrison, “Overseas website caught by New
Zealand defamation laws,” AJ Park, November 1,
2004, http://www.ajpark.co.nz/library/2005/03/
oseas_website_defamation_laws.php.
64. Telecommunications (Interceptions and Access) Act
1979, §7 and §108, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/
legis/cth/consol_act/taaa1979410/.
65. Electronic Frontiers Australia, “Telecommunications
privacy laws,” October 19, 2006, http://www.efa.
org.au/Issues/Privacy/privacy-telec.html.
66. Ibid.
67. Electronic Frontiers Australia, “EFA comments on
Surveillance Devices Bill 2004,” May 18, 2004,
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte
/completed_inquiries/2002-04/surveillance/
submissions/sub8.pdf.
68. Internet Industry Association, Cybercrime Code of
Practice, §7, September 2003, www.iia.net.au/
cybercrime_code_v2.doc, (accessed March 16,
2007).
69. Ibid, §8.