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<blockquote data-quote="ivars" data-source="post: 84576" data-attributes="member: 25892">As a result of remarkably fortuitous reforms to Australian media law, the Nine Network is being sold by local media baron James Packer to fund his gambling industry interests. Nine has been in trouble for some time now, essentially because its senior executives lack imagination and the guts to revamp their business model to adapt to changes in the media scene globally. Their response has been the same as their American brethren: SUE.The Seven Network (largely responsible for Nine's decline) took no action against IceTV - now there's a message there. According to IceTV “in May 2005 .... Channel Seven accused IceTV of copying its published television programme guide. IceTV invited Seven’s lawyers to inspect the process used to create its ICEguide to allay their concerns in this regard. A team including one of Sydney's top intellectual property lawyers visited IceTV’s premises on Seven's behalf, examined our processes, and Seven then took no action despite having threatened the same copyright action Channel Nine has now taken.” (<a href="http://www.icetv.com.au/cgi-bin/downloads.cgi?op=get_file&amp;number=8" target="_blank">http://www.icetv.com.au/cgi-bin/downloads.cgi?op=get_file&amp;number=8</a>)The matter went to the Federal Court on Monday (<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/nine-takes-on-icetv-over-electronic-program-guide/2006/10/09/1160246043440.html" target="_blank">http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/nine-takes-on-icetv-over-electronic-program-guide/2006/10/09/1160246043440.html</a>, <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/nine-sues-electronic-tv-guide-company/2006/10/16/1160850871483.html" target="_blank">http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/nine-sues-electronic-tv-guide-company/2006/10/16/1160850871483.html</a>) but as yet no outcome has been announced.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ivars, post: 84576, member: 25892"] As a result of remarkably fortuitous reforms to Australian media law, the Nine Network is being sold by local media baron James Packer to fund his gambling industry interests. Nine has been in trouble for some time now, essentially because its senior executives lack imagination and the guts to revamp their business model to adapt to changes in the media scene globally. Their response has been the same as their American brethren: [B][I]SUE[/I][/B]. The Seven Network (largely responsible for Nine's decline) took no action against IceTV - now there's a message there. According to IceTV “in May 2005 .... Channel Seven accused IceTV of copying its published television programme guide. IceTV invited Seven’s lawyers to inspect the process used to create its ICEguide to allay their concerns in this regard. A team including one of Sydney's top intellectual property lawyers visited IceTV’s premises on Seven's behalf, examined our processes, and Seven then took no action despite having threatened the same copyright action Channel Nine has now taken.” ([url]http://www.icetv.com.au/cgi-bin/downloads.cgi?op=get_file&number=8[/url]) The matter went to the Federal Court on Monday ([url]http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/nine-takes-on-icetv-over-electronic-program-guide/2006/10/09/1160246043440.html[/url], [url]http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/nine-sues-electronic-tv-guide-company/2006/10/16/1160850871483.html[/url]) but as yet no outcome has been announced. [/QUOTE]

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