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Old 22-11-2008, 01:43 PM   #1
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Default Film companies sue iiNet 'for allowing piracy'

I found this on another forum, Hope its not a repost.
Quite interesting and could have some large ramifications, either way.

I hope no one has to be reminded to be careful what you say.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/technolog...e#contentSwap1

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The Australian film and television industry has launched a major legal action against one of Australia's largest internet service providers for allegedly allowing its users to download pirated movies and TV shows.

The action against iiNet was filed in the Federal Court today by Village Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Disney and the Seven Network.

Mark White, iiNet's chief operating officer, said the company did not support piracy in any form but it could not disconnect customers just because the movie industry claimed they engaged in illegal downloading.
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Old 22-11-2008, 02:02 PM   #2
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If you download an episode of a tv show that is shown on free to air tv isn't that technically still stealing? Then whats the difference of borrowing someones tape when they taped that same show?
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Old 22-11-2008, 02:30 PM   #3
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I plan to sue Ford for supplying me a vehicle in which I can break the law.
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Maybe I could sue the people that made my pc, they too have stood by and done nothing while I've downloaded stuff.

As far as I can see, it is the same thing....
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Old 22-11-2008, 03:05 PM   #4
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sorry. i download tv shows america get them 2 years before us and i quite enjoy watching them. if they aired them on fox or free to air tv in aust at the same time they did america i will watch. and all the movies and tv shows ive downloaded when they come out on box set in 2 years time i always purchase a copy. so technically im not stealing im paying later :P
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Old 22-11-2008, 04:08 PM   #5
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AFACT is going after the ISPs rather than individuals as there is more money to be made suing the like of iinet. I read on Whirlpool that iinet were forwarding the details from AFACT onto the authorities, so they weren't ignoring them.

AFACT are acting like their word is truth and trying to bully the ISP's into doing their dirty work for them. iinet are quite right in saying it's up to the law to find users guilty and punish them. If iinet jumped and cut users off on AFACT's say so, they open themselves up to damages claims from users if it is shown they are wrong.

The law already can deal with copyright infringement.
I hope AFACTS legal attack falls flat on it's face.
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