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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 07:45
iiNet feigns copyright protection: AFACT
AFACT has continued its verbal battery on iiNet CEO Michael Malone who sat in the witness box this morning, alleging iiNet has merely feigned protection of copyright holders. According to AFACT barrister Tony Bannon, iiNet has been hiding behind its stance of forwarding AFACT infrigement notices to law enforcement agencies instead of disconnecting offending users.
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Monday, 02 November 2009 17:15
AFACT allegations 'unsubstantiated' despite DTecNet probe: iiNet CEO
iiNet CEO Michael Malone has come out of his corner punching after taking the stand for the first time in the ISP’s defence against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft action in the Federal Court today. However, Malone did make one important concession.
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Monday, 19 October 2009 15:39
AFACT and iiNet: halfway through the trial what have we learned?
The trial that is being hailed by many as the ultimate test of just who is responsible for what occurs on the internet has adjourned until November. Set down for four weeks of hearing before Justice Cowdroy in the Federal Court, this break was always part of the Court’s schedule.
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 16:32
AFACT, iiNet head for the recess playground
Perth-based internet service provider iiNet has emerged quietly confident from the first two weeks of its court fight with the movie industry - represented by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) - and will call chief executive Michael Malone as its first witness when the case resumes on November 2.
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Thursday, 08 October 2009 10:07
IIA to AFACT: 'We offered to help'
The Internet Industry Association wrote to copyright owners more than two years ago seeking to address piracy concerns, only to be told the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft would instead start taking service providers to court.
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Wednesday, 30 September 2009 18:30
AFACT drops key claim against iiNet
iiNet says that the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has dropped one of the primary claims in its allegations that iiNet has failed to do sufficient to prevent its customers from illegally downloading copyright movies.
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009 13:00
iiNet battles AFACT in court and by press release
iiNet faced AFACT in court today in its long running battle with the movie industry, as embodied in AFACT, over its failure to act on illegal downloads of copyright material by its broadband customers. iiNet claims that The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) -representing major movie studios - has demanded it act illegally, AFACT says this is nonsense.
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Monday, 10 August 2009 09:39
InternetNZ brands proposed NZ copyright law as "too costly"
InternetNZ says proposed new legislation designed to deter and prosecute illegal downloads of copyright content would see the creation of an expensive and bureaucratic system that would add costs for government, ISPs and rights holders.
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009 04:43
AFACT gains access to iiNet customer information
iiNet announced yesterday that it had scored a minor win in its court battle with the Australian film and TV industry which is suing it for breach of copyright. However the film and TV players claim the victory as theirs.
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Monday, 15 June 2009 13:56
iiNet wins another round in copyright case
Perth-based ISP iiNet (ASX: IIN) has scored a minor victory in its legal battle with film and TV organisations that are pursuing it for alleged breaches of copyright by not preventing its customers illegally accessing copyright material via its services.
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