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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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