Studios lose appeal against iiNet piracy judgement - Polidicks

[img]http://resources3.news.com.au/images/2010/08/03/1225900/672203-iinet-downloads-court.jpg[/img] ISPs like iiNet are still not liable for customers who illegally download movies after studios lost a court appeal. Picture: AAP Source: [url]http://www.news.com.au/technology/studios-lose-appeal-against-iinet-piracy-judgement/story-e6frfro0-1226011451695[/url] [release]* Studios lose iiNet piracy case appeal * Had tried to hold ISP liable for piracy A GROUP of 34 movie studios headed by Village Roadshow has lost its appeal against a Federal Court judgment involving internet service provider iiNet. In a landmark ruling last year, the court had found it was impossible to hold iiNet responsible for its users illegally downloading movies and television shows. The studios heard in the Federal Court today that they had lost their appeal. In the initial case, the studios had tried to prove that iiNet failed to take steps to stop illegal file-sharing by its customers and had breached copyright itself by storing the data and transmitting it through its system. iiNet chief executive Michael Malone said he was "very relieved" about the outcome. "Our original contention was upheld that we don't believe we ever authorised or did anything to encourage customers to breach copyright," he said. "We've won at the lower court, we've won at the Federal court now in the appeal, but all this legal action hasn't stopped one customer from downloading anywhere in Australia. "Same as we said last time, invite the rights holders back, let's make the content available legally and legitimately so customers can get access to it, and let's find a better way to be able to police those who don't do the right thing." Mr Malone said there needed to be a lot more clarity on what was expected of carriage services providers in terms of copyright laws. "Ultimately this is only going to be resolved by the Government stepping in and giving clarity on the situation," he said. The Australian Pirate Party also praised the decision. "An imposition of such a regulatory burden would unjustifiably increase costs for ISPs and, invariably, consumers," said party president Rodney Serkowski. "It would also necessitate incursions into consumers privacy, something the Telecommunications Act presently forbids."[/release]

woo!

That's like blaming people who make cars if someone kills someone while driving...

Brilliant decision. Can't argue against any of the points. Australia's judicial system is normally fairly up to date in modern technologies (we even issue summons through Facebook), and this proves it.

[QUOTE=DogGunn;28255214](we even issue summons through Facebook)[/QUOTE] We actually do that? That's pretty damn awesome. Got a source on that?

[url]http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2008/12/court-papers-served-by-facebook.html[/url] First result on Google, but if you look hard enough, you can find articles on The Age and Herald Sun websites about it.

[QUOTE=DogGunn;28255214]Australia's judicial system is normally fairly up to date in modern technologies (we even issue summons through Facebook), and this proves it.[/QUOTE] what about that internet filter and those censorship laws

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;28256135]what about that internet filter and those censorship laws[/QUOTE] that's the legislative and executive system, the courts are good [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] Basically, the people we vote for are trying to fuck us over, and the people we don't are decent. *sigh*

Windows XP.

Some sense, in Australia? Hell is freezing over indeed. [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=sp00ks;28254982]That's like blaming people who make cars if someone kills someone while driving...[/QUOTE] Honda killed my family!

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;28256135]what about that internet filter and those censorship laws[/QUOTE] How does that refer to modern technologies? Those are stupid policies though. What about NBN and FTTH?

Makes me proud to have iinet as my ISP :australia:

Awesome.

[QUOTE=Contag;28256339]that's the legislative and executive system, the courts are good [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] Basically, the people we vote for are trying to fuck us over, and the people we don't are decent. *sigh*[/QUOTE] So Australia should go back to being a monarchy :v:

[QUOTE=StealthArcher;28290298]So Australia should go back to being a monarchy :v:[/QUOTE] Australia is a constitutional monarchy, the Queen of England is their monarch.

And a good queen she is.

I wonder why.