No responsibility found in Australian illegal internet download case
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In a landmark piracy case that had been followed closely around the world, the film industry has lost a copyright battle against Australian internet service provider IINET. The case, involving major studios such as Warner Brothers, Disney, Paramount, Columbia and Twentieth Century Fox, was seen as an ambitious attempt to force ISPs to act against piracy. But the Australian Federal Court found the company was not responsible for the copyright violations of its users.
Presenter: Ali Benton
Speakers: Michael Malone, managing director, iiNet; Neil Gane, executive director, Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft; David Kennedy, researcher, Ovum
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