Holly Wood studios lost a copyright court case against an Australia Internet service provider on Thursday, Reuters reported, when a court ruled that the provider, iiNet, could not be held responsible for unauthorized downloads of movies using its service. The suit was filed by a group of studios including Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th Century Fox and Disney. A federal court in Sydney ruled that it was impossible to hold iiNet responsible for users who might infringe copyright. iiNet contended that it was not required by law to act on allegations of copyright infringement; that customers were innocent until proven guilty; and that the case was comparable to suing a power company for the activities clients use electricity to engage in.
Source:nytimes.com/
Friday, February 5, 2010
Studios Lose a Downloading Case in Australia
Holly Wood studios lost a copyright court case against an Australia Internet service provider on Thursday, Reuters reported, when a court ruled that the provider, iiNet, could not be held responsible for unauthorized downloads of movies using its service. The suit was filed by a group of studios including Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 20th Century Fox and Disney. A federal court in Sydney ruled that it was impossible to hold iiNet responsible for users who might infringe copyright. iiNet contended that it was not required by law to act on allegations of copyright infringement; that customers were innocent until proven guilty; and that the case was comparable to suing a power company for the activities clients use electricity to engage in.
Source:nytimes.com/
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