The Government Information Technology Contracting (GITC) Framework contains
standard contractual terms and conditions for use by governments (and sometimes Government Owned Corporations) in the acquisition of Information Communication & Technology (ICT) products and services.

The Commonwealth has updated the framework by issuing a suite of draft model contracts (released as SourceIT model contracts) that are consistent with Australian Government regulations and guidelines.

The model contracts address:

• Hardware Acquisition and Support;
• Licence and Support of Commercial off-the-shelf Software; and
• IT Consultancy Services.

The music recording industry’s dispute with Kazaa has settled on a worldwide basis. The settlement includes the Australian legal actions.

According to the Australian Copyright Council, the settlement agreement includes an undertaking by the Kazaa operators
to introduce filtering technology to block access to infringing music
files.