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By: IP Osgoode » A Bit of Money Could Legitimise Torrent Sites

IP Osgoode » A Bit of Money Could Legitimise Torrent Sites — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:01:45 +0000

[...] that ISPs may play a role in the protection of rights with respect to online music consumption (iiNet Ltd.). ISPs are the conduit through which users are granted access to copyrighted works and file sharing [...]

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:28:01 +0000

I just want to comment on the ISP’s as a hole that they are overcharging the residents of austrralia for years by limiting the internet by setting data limits and letting customers pay for them. In Holland we have gone past this and legislation has told the ISP’s that they are NOT allowed to charge for Data = information (which should be free for everybody – not for the ones that can afford it) for at least 10 years now. When will the Australian goverment see that this is just a way to too get extra income on something that should be free for everyone in the 1st place.
Internet should be free and accessable for everybody at a fixed price and yes you can charge for the speed but not for limitting access!
Sorry to put it isn this blog but couldnt find any other to put it.

By: Landmark ISP liability case decided in Australia « Descent Into Darkness

Landmark ISP liability case decided in Australia « Descent Into Darkness — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:49:01 +0000

[...] iiNet is an Australian internet provider, which was sued by Australian film producer Roadshow Films, part of the Village Roadshow conglomerate. However, the real power behind the suit was the weight provided by several Hollywood studios, including Warner, Columbia, 20th Century, and Sony Pictures. The question at the heart of the proceedings was whether an ISP is to be held liable for the copyright infringement committed by its customers. – TechnoLlama [...]

By: Marshal

Marshal — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:37:08 +0000

Great analysis. As I said on Twitter, people really don’t know the importance of this news, especially on countrys like CR, where P2P of protected files is something as normal as using any web browser.

Thanks.

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Links 5/2/2010: Linux Foundation Contest for 2010 | Boycott Novell — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:14 +0000

[...] Landmark ISP liability case decided in Australia This is a lengthy and complex ruling, but it is remarkable that it has fallen upon a judge that seems to get the importance of the ruling in the wider context, and also who got the technical complexities involved. Cowdroy J has managed to wade through the technical issues with exceptional clarity, and has produced a ruling that should become an instant classic. The judge accurately identifies that the case hinges on two simple questions. Have the iiNet customers infringed copyright directly? The answer is yes. [...]

By: Graeme West

Graeme West — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:01:02 +0000

What a day for copyright in Australia, eh? Men at Work and Peer to Peer!

Thanks for the analysis – I found it very useful. I’ll post a link to it on the LCIT class forum if one is not already there.

Graeme

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uberVU - social comments — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:19:08 +0000

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