Film companies lose online liability case in Australia
28 February 2011
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Peter Ollier, Hong Kong
The Full Federal Court of Australia has found that an Australian internet service provider did not authorise copyright infringement carried out by its customers in a case that is now likely to be appealed to the High Court
In a split decision on February 24, the Full Federal Court rejected an appeal brought by a coalition of Australian film studios and led by the Australian Federation against Copyright Theft (AFACT) but criticised the conduct of iiNet (the ISP...
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