Australian ISP wins case against movie industry

According to the federal court of Sydney iiNet, Australia’s second largest ISP, did not have the power to stop their clients from infringing copyright, reports nu.nl.

The case was brought to court by 34 media companies from Australia and the US, amongst which the major studios Disney, Warner, Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount. The corporations had notified iiNet of the misconduct of their clients. iiNet refused to take action, much to the chagrin of the studios, who took iiNet to court. The judge ruled in favour of the ISP. According to him, iiNet was not responsible for copyright infringements made by their clients.

5 Febrauri 2010