An internet provider has won a long running court case against a group of film and television companies.
ISP company iiNet has won the High Court appeal case which draws a close to three years of legal wranglings between the company and a group of 34 international and Australian companies including the Seven Network, Warner Bros and Disney.
The group argued that iiNet was allowing customers to download movies and TV shows through their service, infringing on the companies copyright.
The companies had argued that iiNet had the power to prevent its customers from infringing copyright by issuing warnings and suspending or terminating customer accounts.
However, following the decision, Michael Malone iiNet CEO said: “Today’s High Court five-nil ruling confirms that iiNet is not liable for ‘authorising’ the conduct of its customers who engaged in online copyright infringement.”
A statement by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft reads: “Today’s...
ISP company iiNet has won the High Court appeal case which draws a close to three years of legal wranglings between the company and a group of 34 international and Australian companies including the Seven Network, Warner Bros and Disney.
The group argued that iiNet was allowing customers to download movies and TV shows through their service, infringing on the companies copyright.
The companies had argued that iiNet had the power to prevent its customers from infringing copyright by issuing warnings and suspending or terminating customer accounts.
However, following the decision, Michael Malone iiNet CEO said: “Today’s High Court five-nil ruling confirms that iiNet is not liable for ‘authorising’ the conduct of its customers who engaged in online copyright infringement.”
A statement by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft reads: “Today’s...
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- by We Love Soaps TV
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A Federal Court has dismissed the appeal lodged by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft against internet service provider iiNet.
The CEO of iiNet Michael Malone urged the Australian film industry to address “the growing demand for studio content to be delivered in a timely and cost effective manner to consumers and we remain eager to work with them to make this material available legitimately”, while Afact said that the decision “was not an emphatic win for iiNet”.
In February 2010, Federal Court Justice Dennis Cowdroy ruled in favour of iiNet in the copyright infringement legal action launched by Afact in 2008, saying iiNet was not liable for its customers’ downloading habits. Afact lodged an appeal 21 days later.
Malone said the judgment “again demonstrates” that the allegations against iiNet have been proven to be unfounded, and that there is growing evidence that partnerships between ISPs, legal websites and copyright holders is helping...
The CEO of iiNet Michael Malone urged the Australian film industry to address “the growing demand for studio content to be delivered in a timely and cost effective manner to consumers and we remain eager to work with them to make this material available legitimately”, while Afact said that the decision “was not an emphatic win for iiNet”.
In February 2010, Federal Court Justice Dennis Cowdroy ruled in favour of iiNet in the copyright infringement legal action launched by Afact in 2008, saying iiNet was not liable for its customers’ downloading habits. Afact lodged an appeal 21 days later.
Malone said the judgment “again demonstrates” that the allegations against iiNet have been proven to be unfounded, and that there is growing evidence that partnerships between ISPs, legal websites and copyright holders is helping...
- 2/25/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Sydney -- Hollywood studios and some of their Australian content partners Thursday lost their legal appeal against a 2010 Australian Federal Court decision that found that Australian Internet Service Provider iiNet was not liable for copyright infringements by its customers.
In a lengthy and complex judgment, a full Federal Court bench agreed to dismiss the appeal by Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, whose members include all the major studios and other Australian distributors like Roadshow Films and the Seven Network.
However, one judge, Justice Jayne Jagot, found Afact had effectively proved that iiNet had authorised the copyright infringements and could not rely on either safe harbor provisions of the Copyright Act or those in the Telecommunications Act, although she agreed the appeal should be dismissed.
The precedent-setting legal action began in 2008 when Afact filed a suit alleging that iiNet infringed copyright by failing to take reasonable steps, including enforcing its own terms and conditions,...
In a lengthy and complex judgment, a full Federal Court bench agreed to dismiss the appeal by Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, whose members include all the major studios and other Australian distributors like Roadshow Films and the Seven Network.
However, one judge, Justice Jayne Jagot, found Afact had effectively proved that iiNet had authorised the copyright infringements and could not rely on either safe harbor provisions of the Copyright Act or those in the Telecommunications Act, although she agreed the appeal should be dismissed.
The precedent-setting legal action began in 2008 when Afact filed a suit alleging that iiNet infringed copyright by failing to take reasonable steps, including enforcing its own terms and conditions,...
- 2/24/2011
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Executives at Hollywood giants including Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and Disney have lost a legal battle with an Australian internet company over the illegal downloading of movies.
The film studios, also including Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures, teamed up to file a lawsuit against iiNet - accusing bosses at the internet service provider of failing to take action to curb illegal file-sharing by customers.
The legal papers also alleged iiNet breached copyright laws by storing and transmitting the data through its system.
But movie industry giants lost the case after a judge at Australia's Federal Court in Sydney ruled against them - insisting it was not possible to hold iiNet responsible for users infringing copyright.
Judge Dennis Cowdroy told the court, "While I find that iiNet had knowledge of infringements occurring, and did not act to stop them, such findings do not necessitate a finding of authorisation. The evidence establishes that iiNet has done no more than to provide an internet service to its users."
The managing director of iiNet, Michael Malone, welcomed the ruling and hopes his company will be able to work with the Hollywood studios in the future to help stamp out illegal downloads.
He say, "We would like to engage with all the movie studios and the other rights holders, and see if we can find a way to get this stuff legitimately online."...
The film studios, also including Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures, teamed up to file a lawsuit against iiNet - accusing bosses at the internet service provider of failing to take action to curb illegal file-sharing by customers.
The legal papers also alleged iiNet breached copyright laws by storing and transmitting the data through its system.
But movie industry giants lost the case after a judge at Australia's Federal Court in Sydney ruled against them - insisting it was not possible to hold iiNet responsible for users infringing copyright.
Judge Dennis Cowdroy told the court, "While I find that iiNet had knowledge of infringements occurring, and did not act to stop them, such findings do not necessitate a finding of authorisation. The evidence establishes that iiNet has done no more than to provide an internet service to its users."
The managing director of iiNet, Michael Malone, welcomed the ruling and hopes his company will be able to work with the Hollywood studios in the future to help stamp out illegal downloads.
He say, "We would like to engage with all the movie studios and the other rights holders, and see if we can find a way to get this stuff legitimately online."...
- 2/4/2010
- WENN
A Court battle over movie piracy began with lawyers screening the opening scenes of Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight as an example of an illegally-downloaded film.
Studios have taken Australian firm iiNet - the country's third largest internet service provider - to Federal Court over alleged copyright breaches, saying it did nothing to stop its users taking part in filesharing.
It's claimed that iiNet advertised on the radio with commercials that encouraged the downloading of TV shows, reports The Age.
Tony Bannon, representing 34 studios including Warner Bros, Fox and Village Roadshow, said a year-long investigation into iiNet had uncovered 99,942 instances where internet users had made unauthorised copies of titles such as the Harry Potter and Batman movies available via filesharing software such as BitTorrent.
Earlier this year, Fox's Wolverine movie was leaked online weeks before release, costing the studio millions in box office revenue. The source of that leak has,...
Studios have taken Australian firm iiNet - the country's third largest internet service provider - to Federal Court over alleged copyright breaches, saying it did nothing to stop its users taking part in filesharing.
It's claimed that iiNet advertised on the radio with commercials that encouraged the downloading of TV shows, reports The Age.
Tony Bannon, representing 34 studios including Warner Bros, Fox and Village Roadshow, said a year-long investigation into iiNet had uncovered 99,942 instances where internet users had made unauthorised copies of titles such as the Harry Potter and Batman movies available via filesharing software such as BitTorrent.
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