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iiNet Paper Says Downloaders Punished Worse Than Speeding Drivers
The entire time AFACT was trying to sue the pants off of iiNet (and not in a sexy way), the ISP was telling them they needed to make accessing their content easier and more affordable if they wanted to reduce piracy. Now that the court case is out of the way, iiNet is taking the…
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EFA Congratulates iiNet On Positive Court Judgement: Australian Law Precedent Achieved
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has posted some interesting thoughts on today’s iiNet court appeal. The volunteer run organisation have congratulated Australia’s second largest DSL provider for keeping up the fight in a candid editorial,as posted on their website today.
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Movie Piracy Costs Australian Economy $1.3 Billion According To AFACT
AFACT, the Galactic Empire of corporations fighting to protect the rights of poor copyright owners against piracy across the known universe, has claimed that the Australian economy is suffering to the tune of $1.3 billion a year because people download movies on the internets. Fortunately, they put that money right back in by paying lawyers…
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Will Conroy Jump Into Bed With AFACT?
Now that the iiNet vs AFACT court case has ended with a win for common sense, the discussion has moved to what’s going to happen next. And the consensus seems to be that one of three things will happen: Either AFACT will appeal, they’ll start suing individual pirates or they’ll lobby the government to change…