IIRC, that one was a little more hairy than that article would have you believe. The argument wasn't just that Comcen was the hosting provider, it was that they had a relationship that extended beyond what you would normally expect from an ISP / customer.<div>
<br><div><a href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/comcen-not-concerned-with-clients-web-site-content-139180682.htm">http://www.zdnet.com.au/comcen-not-concerned-with-clients-web-site-content-139180682.htm</a></div><div><br></div>
<div>The case largely hinged around that:</div><div>A) Comcen had administered the site</div><div>B) had been aware of the content</div><div>C) had provided the hosting for free in exchange for free advertising.<br><div>
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</div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This wasn't regular old providing of service to someone who used it for something illegal, they alleged that Comcen were actively involved in it. </font></div><div>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div>--</div><div>Christopher Pollock,<br>io Networks Pty Ltd.<div>e. <a href="mailto:chris@ionetworks.com.au" target="_blank">chris@ionetworks.com.au</a><br>p. 1300 1 2 4 8 16</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Bevan Slattery <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Bevan.Slattery@nextdc.com" target="_blank">Bevan.Slattery@nextdc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net" target="_blank">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net" target="_blank">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nicholas Meredith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 2 May 2012 12:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Darren Ward (darrward)<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] UK ISP's told to block P2P</div><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I really don't understand how a directory service can be held responsible for the bad actions of one or more of it's listings. It's just a phone book for torrents, both good and bad, what nonsense.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Perhaps you should read this then. Do a search for Comcen <a href="http://mp3s4free.net" target="_blank">mp3s4free.net</a> etc..</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Bit of a global precedent set here in Australia</span></p>
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