The Federal Court has refused an application from the makers of the movie Dallas Buyers Club which would have forced internet service providers (ISPs) to hand over the details of customers who illegally downloaded the film.The decision is a huge win for a group of ISPs — iiNet, Internode, Adam Internet, Dodo, Wideband and Amnet Broadband — which fought the application against the owners of the Oscar award-winning film, Dallas Buyers Club LLC.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-14/iinet-dallas-buyers-club/6697314Also see:Dallas Buyers Club: Court rules in favour of film’s illegal downloaders
The 4726 customers of internet providers iiNet, Internode, Adam Internet, Dodo, Wideband and Amnet Broadband who illegally downloaded the Hollywood blockbuster Dallas Buyers Club have won a reprieve from the Federal Court of Australia, after the court found that the company who owns the rights to the movie is engaged in “speculative invoicing”.In a big win for downloaders, Justice Nye Perram said the company that owns the rights is entitled only to demand the cost of buying the film and a proportion of their legal costs, likely to amount to less than a few hundred dollars. The Hollywood company was seeking to demand thousands of dollars in damages based on a complicated formula based on how many copies of the film had been downloaded and whether it had been shared with others.
http://www.afr.com/technology/dallas-buyers-club-court-rules-in-favour-of-films-illegal-downloaders-20150813-giyxd3Dallas Buyers Club piracy case: court dismisses many of studio’s ‘surreal’ claims [AAP]
The US studio behind the film Dallas Buyers Club will have to pay a $600,000 bond before it can send invoices demanding damages to the thousands of Australians who allegedly downloaded the film illegally.In a landmark piracy and copyright case, the federal court has rejected a number of the movie studio’s reasons for seeking compensation for illegal downloads in a move that will significantly limit the amount it can charge illegal downloaders.
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/14/dallas-buyers-club-piracy-case-court-dismisses-many-of-studios-surreal-claimsCourt win for 5000 alleged Dallas Buyers Club downloaders
The rightsholders of the Dallas Buyers Club film have been dealt a blow in the Federal Court today, in a temporary let-off for nearly 5000 Australians who allegedly downloaded the film via BitTorrent.Justice Nye Perram has refused an application from the makers of the movie which would have forced internet service providers (ISPs) to hand over the details of customer details associated with 4726 IP addresses who allegedly downloaded the film, breaching copyright.
www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/court-win-for-5000-alleged-dallas-buyers-club-downloaders/story-e6frgakx-1227483433498Dallas Buyers Club will have to pay bond for details on Australian pirates, court rules
Illegal downloaders can sleep easier tonight with the Australian Federal Court ruling that the names and addresses of pirates of Dallas Buyers Club will not be shared.The court ruled this morning that unless Dallas Buyers Club (DBC) LLC pays a $600,000 bond it will not be able to obtain the names and addresses of Australians accused of illegally uploading the movie.
www.news.com.au/technology/online/dallas-buyers-club-will-have-to-pay-bond-for-details-on-australian-pirates-court-rules/story-fnjwneld-1227483227372
