In its case against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) at the Federal Court of Australia iiNet CEO Michael Malone said despite “compelling evidence” suggesting users were downloading illicit files, such as child pornography, the ISP did not have the legal ability to disconnect users.
iiNet chief executive officer, Michael Malone kicked off iiNet’s case as the first witness in its legal battle with the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the Federal Court today.
As the battle between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet recommences on Monday, a law professor has told Computerworld the corporate music industry’s attack on technology is giving it image problems.
The legal stoush between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft and Internet service provider, iiNet, resumes on Monday, but the judge's decision is unlikely to come until next year. iiNet chief executive officer, Michael Malone, is expected to take the stand to kick off the ISP's case, after AFACT finished presenting its witnesses to the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney two weeks ago.
Some of the legal issues at stake and the tactics employed by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in its civil case against Internet Service Provider iiNet in the Federal Court of Australia have their origins in a landmark copyright case involving the University of NSW library in 1975.
Australian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are remaining tight lipped over the number of copyright breach notices they have received from copyright holders as the iiNet versus the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) case continues in the Federal Court of Australia.
iiNet CEO Michael Malone will most likely not take the stand in the Internet Service Provider's (ISP) civil case against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) for another two weeks.
The film studios and TV stations represented by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) have already notched up a win in their civil case against Internet service provider, iiNet, whichever way you look at it. AFACT has considerable runs on the board regardless of what happens at the outcome of the case, which will run for one more week in Sydney at the Federal Court of Australia, have two weeks off and return for a final two weeks.
Legal representatives for Internet Service Provider, iiNet, have claimed copyright infringement figures presented to the Federal Court of Australia by Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the civil case between the parties were “artificially inflated”.
Legal representatives for the film studios and TV stations waging a civil court battle against Internet Service Provider, iiNet, have claimed a 59-week investigation into the ISP and its customers discovered "rampant copyright infringements".
10.15 am. Court Room 18C. Federal Court of Australia, New South Wales Registry. October 6, 2009.