It now seems that ‘format shifting’ music and other media is now (or will be) legal in Australia under Fair Use laws. Up until now, putting a track on your iPod from your own CD collection has technically been illegal under laws dating back to the 1960s. Dragging the law into the early-90′s means that [...]

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And we’re off again. Big Brother 2006 has begun and the usual bunch of suspects have appeared: tarts, skanks, beefs and brats. Decidedly younger and even more hormonally affected this year, it looks like sex is again the driving marketing ploy behind the series. Even though Uncut (sorry, ‘Adults Only’) will apparently be toned down, [...]

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Looks like Jelena might have some company. Jana Pittman has cracked it and, crying once again, said she is leaving (‘driven out of’) Australia and has lost ‘the passion’ for running for this country. She even goes to the length of comparing herself to Lleyton Hewitt and Cathy Freemen, both of who are based overseas. [...]

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