Australian Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet has called for a whole-of-industry discussion to make content more available online, following the High Court’s decision today to grant special leave to appeal by a film and television industry conglomerate, who are suing the ISP for copyright infringement by its customers.iiNet chief executive, Michael Malone, said in a statement that given the significance of the issues involved, he was not surprised the High Court had decided to review the case.To read this Computerworld report in full, see:
www.computerworld.com.au/article/397076/industry_must_cooperate_combat_illegal_downloads_iinet/Also see:AFACT wins iiNet High Court hearing
The High Court of Australia has granted the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) special leave to appeal the Federal Court ruling of its long-running piracy case against iiNet.In 2008, AFACT, a consortium of 34 film and television studios, took iiNet to court, seeking a ruling that the internet service provider (ISP) had authorised its users to infringe copyright by failing to act on infringement notices provided by the federation. iiNet won the case and a subsequent appeal; however, experts have said that the appeal judgment laid out a framework for AFACT to compel ISPs to act on infringement notices.
www.zdnet.com.au/afact-wins-iinet-high-court-hearing-339320303.htm
Industry must cooperate to combat illegal downloads: iiNet
Australian ISP iiNet has called for a whole-of-industry discussion to make content more available online, following the High Court’s decision today to grant special leave to appeal by a film and television industry conglomerate, who are suing the ISP for copyright infringement by its customers.