Poor content access blamed for piracy
Better online access to movies and music will help address the piracy problem according to internet service providers, Internode and iiNet.online
Better online access to movies and music will help address the piracy problem according to internet service providers, Internode and iiNet.online
The big movie studios will not stop pirates even if the Australian Film the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) wins damages against iiNet, according to the Perth-based Internet Service Provider (ISP).
The Federal Court of Australia has retracted its order for the Australia Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) to pay iiNet's court costs pending a later hearing on 4 May. The parties will share evidence regarding their cost claims and submit it to the court.
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) will appeal the loss of its copyright infringement case against ISP, iiNet, in the Federal Court of Australia earlier this month.
iiNet (ASX:IIN) has posted a revenue gain of 11.3 per cent for the half year to 31 December, 2009 over the same period in 2008.
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) will take Perth-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) iiNet back to court this Thursday to recoup costs.
iiNet (ASX:IIN) has joined a growing throng of ISPs announcing tweaks to offerings and has launched a suite of broadband and telephony solutions designed for the small and medium business (SMB) market.
AAPT has flagged it will keep connectivity rather than content at the core of its business, despite launching 24/7 unlimited ADSL2+ broadband onto the market.
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) will take the next two weeks to consider appealing the recent loss of a copyright infringement case against ISP, iiNet.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has shied away from committing to legislative change to copyright enforcement in the wake of the AFACT v iiNet decision at the Federal Court of Australia last week.
AFACT's full statement after losing to iiNet in its landmark copyright case
A summary of the statement provided to journalists on Justice Cowdroy's reasons for finding in iiNet's favour
iiNet wins.
Judgment on the landmark copyright case between AFACT and iiNet is due to be handed down next week
It was called the The Great Australian Internet Blackout to protest the government's ISP-level internet content filtering plan, but few big websites took part.