[AusNOG] Internet companies forced to block The Pirate Bay, bittorrent websites in Australia, Federal Court rules

[Mark Newton]

On Dec 21, 2016, at 9:56 AM, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins369 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Whether or not it was stupid to seek arbitration is a a matter of opinion. I think most would agree that where the ACMA have asked for an IP block, there is no reason to assume an arbitrator will give you a better outcome, whether the cost of arbitration is a legitimate use of the company's funds, and there's the question of risk to the business if they are dilatory in imposing an ACMA directive. I think it would be stupid to assume such measures were imposed lightly, without running the consequences past engineering and legal.

ACMA didn’t ask for an IP block.

ASIC, an organization with basically zero involvement in the Internet, did.

That alone should have raised enough suspicion to tell them to come back later with a better idea.

  - mark