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Thread ID: 107112	2010-02-04 17:37:00	ISP cleared of copyright infringement	gary67 (56)	PC World Chat

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855327	2010-02-04 17:37:00	Australian ISP not guilty (news.bbc.co.uk) In the first case of its kind, an Australian court has ruled that an internet service provider cannot be responsible for illegal downloading. You can read the rest at the link provided	gary67 (56)
855328	2010-02-04 18:13:00	Which may mean that the copyright holders will have to take their issues directly to each and every individual offender... assuming they can even get the identity of the users. The problem then repeats itself once you know who holds the account with the ISP... the account holder isn't necessarily the person doing the downloading, and as such should find themselves in the same position as the ISP, only implicated in the sense that they pay the bills for the line, but are not offending, and are unable to police everything that flows down those lines 24/7. At some point the studios will realise the only economic solution is to price their goods at a rate that makes piracy less attractive than legitimate purchase. This would also require the freedom to copy and backup the media to multiple devices. Apple got rid of their copy protection. DRM sucked kumaras. They've found that enabling consumers to enjoy economical products without strings attached is what sells, and inserting disabling features into their products impeeds sales. Imagine our surprise... providing consumers with what they want gets more sales than offering them things they don't want... Duh!	Paul.Cov (425)
855329	2010-02-04 23:50:00	They claimed that iiNet was guilty of copyright infringement for not preventing illegal downloads of films . There is really no way to stop illegal downloads of films, games etc without punishing those of us who use torrenting for legitimate purposes (Yes, there are legitimate purposes!) . This whole copyright issue has gone a bit far . IMO, The only real society is a free and open society . :banana	too_terestrial (11427)
855330	2010-02-05 02:55:00	The true cost of Piracy is heavily over stated . The assumption is everything pirated "would" have been purchased by the user if pirating was not an option . Of course in reality pirates may have only purchased maybe 1/10 movies or games as most people have limited money for entertainment . Many pirates "still" buy the games and moves they really like which muddles the reality even further .	Battleneter2 (9361)
855331	2010-02-05 05:55:00	The true cost of Piracy is heavily over stated . The assumption is everything pirated "would" have been purchased by the user if pirating was not an option . Of course in reality pirates may have only purchased maybe 1/10 movies or games as most people have limited money for entertainment . Many pirates "still" buy the games and moves they really like which muddles the reality even further . There was a thread awhile back about piracy . I tried to push that point in about 10 posts lol . I'll see if I can find it . Edit: Found it ( . co . nz/showthread . php?t=105488" target="_blank">pressf1 . co . nz)	xyz823 (13649)
855332	2010-02-05 06:29:00	There was a thread awhile back about piracy. I tried to push that point in about 10 posts lol. I'll see if I can find it. Edit: Found it (pressf1.co.nz) Sure its not a new concept by any stretch, I just like to get that in where I can :P	Battleneter2 (9361)
855333	2010-02-05 06:32:00	Sure its not a new concept by any stretch, I just like to get that in where I can :P Good ****.	xyz823 (13649)
855334	2010-02-05 06:50:00	Australian ISP not guilty (news.bbc.co.uk) In the first case of its kind, an Australian court has ruled that an internet service provider cannot be responsible for illegal downloading. You can read the rest at the link provided A judge with common sense and a sensible decision. Stupid judges here would have found differently I am sure.	prefect (6291)
855335	2010-02-05 07:14:00	A judge with common sense and a sensible decision. Stupid judges here would have found differently I am sure. I would agree with you they do seem to be a bit out of touch here	gary67 (56)
855336	2010-02-06 09:45:00	Stupid judges here would have found differently I am sure. From your perspective, anyone who disagrees with you is stupid and anyone who agrees with you has common sense.	Twelvevolts (5457)
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