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  Industry welcomes iiNet win

  ISPs and industry groups have welcomed the High Court decision to dismiss the appeal from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) against iiNet for copyright infringement.

  By Computerworld Staff | 20 April, 2012 15:31

  Tags: AFACT v iiNet, Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), Australian Pirate Party, iinet, optus, Telstra

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  ISPs must work with content industry on copyright: Experts

  Experts have advised ISPs to step up and work with the content industry to find a copyright solution in order to avoid a heavy-handed government approach, following iiNet's win over AFACT in the High Court of Australia today.

  By Chloe Herrick | 20 April, 2012 12:22

  Tags: AFACT v iiNet, Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), copyright

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  iiNet wins AFACT copyright case

  The High Court of Australia in Canberra has dismissed an appeal by 34 film and television companies led by Roadshow Films against internet service provider (ISP) iiNet over alleged copyright infringement.

  By Hamish Barwick | 20 April, 2012 10:50

  Tags: AFACT v iiNet, bittorrent, copyright infringement, iinet

• AFACT v iiNet: Case moves to High Court

  The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) will lodge an appeal with the High Court as part of its ongoing allegation that Perth-based internet service provider iiNet had allowed its users to infringe on the copyright of the film studios the body represents.

  By Hamish Barwick | 24 March, 2011 16:03

  Tags: AFACT v iiNet, Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), copyright infringement, iinet

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  In pictures: iiNet issues piracy discussion paper

  Aims to encourage legitimate use of online content

  By CIO Staff | 15 March, 2011 17:28

  Tags: AFACT v iiNet, copyright, iinet, online content, piracy

• AFACT v iiNet: Government called to action

  Service providers, rights holders and internet users are anxiously awaiting news of whether the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) will further appeal the decision against it today by the Federal Court, but both the industry body and defendant iiNet are clear on a single message: The Federal Government must step in.

  By James Hutchinson | 24 February, 2011 16:46

  Tags: AFACT, AFACT v iiNet, Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), copyright infringement, iinet

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  Uni CIOs call for greater copyright law protection

  In the wake of the AFACT versus iiNet decision, and the pending Federal Court appeal, university CIOs are calling for more legal protection from potential cases of copyrighted content distribution in their networks.

  By Rodney Gedda | 09 June, 2010 15:17

  Tags: aarnet, AFACT v iiNet, CIOs, copyright, education, Internet Industry Association (IIA), legal, Peter Coroneos

• Exetel stops disconnecting pirates

  Exetel will stop blocking customer accounts linked to copyright infringement as a result of last week's failed lawsuit against Internet Service Provider (ISP) iiNet.

  By Darren Pauli | 09 February, 2010 15:56

  Tags: AFACT v iiNet, Exetel, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

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  Conroy reticent on reform

  Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's office has kept tight-lipped about possible legislative changes to telecommunications and copyright law in the wake of iiNet's victory in the Federal Court today.

  By Darren Pauli | 04 February, 2010 15:41

  Tags: AFACT v iiNet, copyright

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  Judge rules in favour of iiNet

  Internet provider iiNet cannot be held responsible if its users choose to breach copyright laws by downloading movies, a Federal Court judge in Sydney has found.

  By AAP | 04 February, 2010 11:11

  Tags: AFACT, AFACT v iiNet, iinet

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  AFACT v iiNet: ISPs split on potential outcomes

  Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are waiting with bated breath as Justice Cowdroy is poised to hand down judgment on the legal wrangling between Perth-based iiNet and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the Federal Court in Sydney.

  By Darren Pauli | 03 February, 2010 08:02

  Tags: AFACT v iiNet, telecommunications