News

• yARN: It’s time for AFACT to accept the facts

  By Nick Broughall | 30 April, 2012 12:04

  Recently, the highest court in Australia unanimously dismissed AFACT’s appeal that ISP iiNet was accountable for the bittorrent file-sharing occurring on its network. It was the final skirmish in the entertainment industry’s three-year fight to try and change the role of the ISP in its fight against piracy.

• iiNet wins in AFACT High Court appeal over copyright case

  By Spandas Lui | 20 April, 2012 10:12

  iiNet (ASX:IIN) has won against the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) in the High Court in an online piracy case launched over three years ago.

• yARN: 2012, and the titillation of litigation

  By Nick Broughall | 14 February, 2012 15:29

  The Mayans thought the world would end this year. For some technology companies that could well be the case, with the battle for success moving from the marketplace to the courtroom.

• NEWS ANALYSIS: Telco wrap-up 2011

  By Spandas Lui | 15 December, 2011 09:20

  It has been an eventful year in the telco space to say the least! Here's are some of the highlights.

• CommsAlliance to join iiNet copyright case, aims to find industry-led solution by next year

  By Spandas Lui | 12 October, 2011 11:57

  The telco industry group is seeking to be 'a friend of the court' at the High Court hearing and has ambitions to find an industry-led solution to content theft online by early next year

• AFACT appeals iiNet case to the High Court

  By Spandas Lui | 24 March, 2011 15:55

  The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has decided to appeal to the High Court after its copyright infringement case against iiNet was squashed by the Full Bench of the Federal Court.

• Order in the court: 10 high-impact cases

  By ARN Staff | 25 October, 2010 11:19

  There are some disputes that just can't be settled amicably, here are some of the most high-impact court cases that have made headlines recently

• iiNet v AFACT: ISPs call for more cooperation

  By Spandas Lui | 10 February, 2010 11:34

  On February 4, presiding judge on the landmark copyright infringement case, Justice Cowdroy, ruled in favour of iiNet, stating it did not authorise piracy activities conducted by its users.

• ISPs praise iiNet over court win

  By Spandas Lui | 04 February, 2010 14:19

  Fellow ISPs have spent the day congratulating iiNet on its court victory over the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT).

• AFACT fight costs iiNet $4 million

  By Spandas Lui | 25 November, 2009 12:45

  The legal stoush between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet (ASX: IIN) will cost the ISP $4 million.

• iiNet turns spotlight back on AFACT investigators

  By Spandas Lui | 19 November, 2009 17:06

  Attempts by AFACT investigators to incriminate iiNet of copyright infringement do not accurately reflect consumers and are therefore flawed, the ISP’s barrister, Richard Cobden SC, claimed in his closing address.

• Analysts: Court case will make no difference

  By Spandas Lui | 14 October, 2009 14:39

  Several experts claim the legal dogfight between copyright holders and iiNet will do nothing to appease the problem of illegal file sharing which plagues the entertainment industry.

• iiNet v AFACT: Court adjourned early, AFACT chief to front court again next week

  By Spandas Lui | 09 October, 2009 17:50

  Day four of the copyright case between film studios, represented by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), ended early due to conflict over the use of confidential documents.

• iiNet deems AFACT email evidence 'irrelevant'

  By Spandas Lui | 07 October, 2009 18:34

  AFACT has supplied iiNet internal emails to the court in a bid to demonstrate the ISP’s indifference to copyright infringements and its attempt to call in “a personal favour” from the WA Police. In response, iiNet dismissed the relevance of these emails to the case.

• AFACT and iiNet enter the courts

  By Spandas Lui | 14 October, 2009 14:34

  The landmark legal brawl between iiNet and film studios represented by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has commenced. Thirty-four film studio and television network applicants united under the industry group are suing iiNet for copyright infringement, claiming the ISP was willingly negligent in allowing users to pirate films through BitTorrent software and peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.