Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Hollywood’s biggest movie studios, including Walt Disney Co. and Paramount Pictures, lost a suit seeking to stop customers of Australia’s Iinet Ltd. from illegally downloading movies in a ruling that may set a precedent for the industry.
Iinet, Australia’s third-biggest Internet service provider, didn’t authorize copyright infringements and shouldn’t be held liable [...]
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News: Hollywood Studios Lose Australian Movie Piracy Suit
February 5th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft · BitTorrent · Internet Piracy · ISPs · Paramount Pictures · Piracy · Walt Disney Co.
News: Film industry starts landmark piracy case against iiNet
October 8th, 2009 No Comments
Australians who share pirated movies online could have their internet connections cancelled under a legal claim that got underway in a Sydney court today.
The local film industry is taking on iiNet, Australia’s third-largest internet service provider (ISP), with claims it allows users to illegally share copyright material.
If the group of 34 film companies wins the [...]
Tags: Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft · iiNet · ISPs · Movie Piracy · peer-to-peer filesharing
