iiNet wins landmark piracy case

[1AZRAEL1]

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...0204-ndwr.html

[SGB]

Great news for iiNet and Internet users in Australia. This case should never have gone to trial; such a waste of time and resources of the court.

AFACT could appeal the verdict though, so the saga may not be over yet.

My concern now is that the Government, who don't like the Internet (as evidenced by their planned mandatory filter/censorship), may try to amend existing laws or legislate new laws that favours AFACT types and places unfair burdens on ISPs and erase Internet users' rights.

[llamatron]

It's a good sign, yes.

Now we just need an R rating for games and abolishment of the proposed internet filtering laws.

[SGB]

and abolishment of the proposed internet filtering laws.

I hope you folks have been paying attention to the filtering issue, as legislation for it will likely be tabled either later this month or in early March.

[Sam]

I wonder if any other western nations have had similar cases? They are nothing but a waste of time and resources. Finally some justice in the outcome.

[SGB]

For anyone that's interested, here's the judge's ruling:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2010/24.html

Have a read of the "Technical Background" section. I'm stunned that the judge was able to understand all the technical details so well.