The tech twins soaring up the rich list
Sunday, 25 March 2012
He’s the mysterious figure who’s taken TPG from a computer accessories supplier to the most important junior telco in Australia.  ...

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The entrepreneur evangelist – iiNet founder Michael Malone’s start-up lessons
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
You don't get many firebrand preachers operating out of their mother's garage. But then Michael Malone was never the standard entrepreneur.  ...

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The 12 most influential people in Australian ICT
Thursday, 01 July 2010
The information and communication technology industries underpin almost every facet of our working lives, and increasingly our personal lives too. For many of Australians, it is only when we sleep that we are not "connected" via a mobile phone, PC, notebook ...

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iiNet attacks Stephen Conroy, says it still objects to internet filter
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Perth-based ISP iiNet has attacked communications minister Stephen Conroy for saying the company was on board with the Government's filtering legislation, when it fact it is against the policy and has said so for months.  ...

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iiNet announces deal with new pay-TV company
Monday, 12 April 2010
Perth-based internet service provider iiNet has announced a partnership with new pay-TV service FetchTV, with the company to provide its customers with free-to-air digital and subscription channels through a set-top box personal video recorder.  ...

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Conroy to examine iiNet ruling, will consider effects on industry
Friday, 05 February 2010
Federal communications minister Stephen Conroy says the Government will look at the ruling of the iiNet/AFACT case and determine how it might influence future legislation.  ...

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Can Conroy really afford to legislate against the ISPs? Kohler
Friday, 05 February 2010
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will have to use pinpoint legislation if he wants to override the judgement in the iiNet copyright case without shooting his own foot: one of the many companies that were let off the hook by Mr Justice Cowdroy yesterday ...

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iiNet wins Federal Court case, did not infringe copyright
Thursday, 04 February 2010
The Federal Court has ruled that Perth-based internet service provider iiNet did not encourage or participate in copyright violations by allowing users to download pirated files over its networks.  ...

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iiNet faces $4 million legal bill from copyright case
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Internet service provider iiNet has set aside $4 million to deal with the current copyright case between itself and the film industry, with a further $3 million possibly earmarked for a settlement, according to managing director Michael Malone.  ...

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SP Telemedia may introduce unlimited download plans
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
SP Telemedia may introduce unlimited download quotas if its proposed $374 million takeover of Pipe Networks goes ahead, in a move that could prompt other telcos to introduce similar plans of their own.  ...

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iiNet accused of putting its own interests ahead of copyright infringements
Thursday, 12 November 2009
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft has accused iiNet of understanding the full scale of copyright infringements undertaken on its networks but decided its own interests were more important.  ...

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iiNet denies it has the ability to block The Pirate Bay site
Friday, 06 November 2009
iiNet managing director Michael Malone has said in the Federal Court that iiNet does not have the technical capability to block users from torrent site The Pirate Bay, and that any block could be easily surpassed by users.  ...

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iiNet defends free content offer in Federal Court copyright case
Thursday, 05 November 2009
iiNet managing director Michael Malone has defended the company's "Freezone" downloading service in the Federal Court, saying it is not responsible for encouraging downloads of material that infringes on copyright laws.  ...

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Judge questions film industry evidence in iiNet case
Wednesday, 04 November 2009
The case between iiNet and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft has continued in the Federal Court, with Judge Cowdroy questioning the relevance of some of the film industry's evidence.  ...

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iiNet chief defends copyright policy in court
Tuesday, 03 November 2009
Perth-based internet service provider Westnet may have breached the Telecommunications Act by sending notifications of alleged copyright infringements to customers, iiNet chief executive Michael Malone said in Federal Court yesterday.  ...

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iiNet chief Michael Malone set to take stand in copyright case
Monday, 02 November 2009
iiNet managing director Michael Malone is set to take the stand today in the ongoing trial between the ISP and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, which represents entertainment companies and Hollywood film studios.  ...

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iiNet attacks AFACT solicitor over investigation techniques
Friday, 16 October 2009
The solicitor for the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft has been questioned in the Federal Court by iiNet's counsel regarding the methods the organisation's investigators used to identify alleged copyright violations.  ...

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iiNet strikes deal with Village Roadshow in midst of court battle
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
iiNet's legal counsel attacked the inclusion of entertainment company Village Roadshow in the ongoing case between the ISP and the film and television industry, saying the company has signed a deal to distribute content to iiNet customers.  ...

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iiNet tells court copyright claims are “highly exaggerated”
Thursday, 08 October 2009
iiNet defended itself for the first time in the Federal Court yesterday, saying the number of infringements on its networks alleged by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft was "artificial" and "highly exaggerated".  ...

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iiNet accused of double standard in copyright case
Wednesday, 07 October 2009
Lawyers for the Australian Federation against Copyright Theft have nearly 100,000 examples of iiNet users downloading copyrighted materials including films and television programs, they revealed in the Federal Court yesterday.  ...

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