The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) investigations into Australian movie piracy led it to focus on two file-sharing clients and four Australian ISPs, the Federal Court heard today.
In the wake of widespread online and physical protests at impending copyright legislation, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced a month's delay in the rules to give the industry time to come up with a workable solution.
The Web site at the heart of a legal battle between several music behemoths and Australian ISP ComCen was taken down this morning at 11.30 am.
A recent US appeals court decision regarding copyright infringement has Internet companies expressing outrage. ISPs say they are concerned it sets a dangerous precedent that could inhibit the Internet's growth.
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Termination of file-sharing internet users' accounts is coming up for New Zealanders again.
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I have one word for the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT). Gutless.
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Boss of internet service provider Exetel, John Linton, says the National Broadband Network should be handed to the only company that can build it Telstra and he's not impressed by NBN Co chief Mike Quigley.
Cover the windows, stay indoors and bunker down the war on file sharing has reached Australian shores. Copyright owners have a fair claim to their content, but is it fair to saddle ISPs with the responsibility of policing their users? And should copyright enforcers be able to steal our privacy?
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) hunt for Australia's third largest internet service provider iiNet is set to resume on Monday, with all eyes on its managing director Michael Malone as he takes the stand.
Landmark Federal Court legal action by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) against ISP iiNet highlights the competing interests of ISPs and rights holders in respect of unauthorised filesharing, and should expose the inability of the Australian Copyright Act to satisfactorily resolve the issue.
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