[AusNOG] iiNet update

[Lee A Murphy]

I think Many of us who have been watching this case from day one knew 
long ago that no matter which way the verdict went the losing side would 
appeal and that eventually the high court would decide the case.

I expect this case to end with amendments to the copyright act to 
tighten the regulations. I only hope any overly restrictive amendments 
are dumped by the Senate.

The problem is that instead of adapting to modern technology the 
copyright holders through their band of thugs have chosen bullying. In 
fact they wanted to win this so that they DONT have to follow the 
existing law which requires ISPs to comply with lawful orders from the 
court and authorities.

I expect AFACT will try to pressure the Government in order to move 
closer to their desired structure. And with Conroy at the helm of IT (a 
supporter of AFACT in this case) it isnt looking good for Internet 
Providers in the long run

Regards

Lee

On 5/02/2010 9:57 AM, Alan Arnott wrote:
> While I agree with celebrating the judgment in this case, let's not
> forget that this might only be the end of the battle but not the war.
>
> I would tend to agree with the author of the following article
> regarding the likelihood of an appeal being instituted:
>
> http://m.computerworld.com.au/article/335119/afact_v_iinet_legal_expert_says_it_far_from_over/
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan Arnott
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> On 05/02/2010, at 8:30 AM, "Darren Worley"<darren at worley.org.au>  wrote:
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>    
>>> It was the only sensible verdict - it's nice to see there's
>>> still some sanity left in our justice system.
>>>        
>>
>> 'AFACT is to pay iiNet costs'
>> It's nice to see there is some(albeit very small) still *justice*
>> left in
>> our *legal* system.
>>
>> :Darren
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