Ministerial discretion on copyright safe harbour could stifle investment

The current safe harbour provisions are designed to cover ISPs and telco service providers. The paper canvasses extending these to other providers of network access just as educational institutions, work places, or online services just as search engines.

It says that the review "needs to minimise the risk of low predictability...It is a necessary part of any business case analysis for a company contemplating the establishment of services in Australia to evaluate the potential legal risks and operational uncertainties of doing business in-country.

The absence of a robust

"The absence of a robust and certain safe harbour scheme for online service providers is a serious potential risk factor - potentially making Australia a less attractive venue to set up business."

SYDNEY, Nov. 9, 2011. Extreme Networks, Inc. today announced the results of independent performance tests by Lippis Reports for its cloud switch.