Stories about AFACT

2-0: iiNet wins film industry's piracy appeal
Signalling a possible end to one of the most contentious techno-legal stoushes of recent times, the Full Federal Court of Australia today dismissed AFACT's appeal.
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ISP snooping law would make piracy lawsuits AFACT of life
A proposal to log your every move online would not only violate your privacy, but provide the missing link for studios to sue file sharers within an inch of their lives.
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Appeal won’t stop illegal downloads: iiNet
iiNet this afternoon rejected a renewed legal challenge by a coalition of film and TV studios as "disappointing and frustrating", adding it would not stop piracy.
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AFACT v iiNet: it's like an episode of The Wire
It came to me the other night, when I was watching The Wire, that the drug trade it focuses on are very similar to that of the online copyright infringement struggle.
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New piracy trial: AFACT to appeal iiNet verdict
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) today said it would appeal the Federal Court's judgement against the group in its internet piracy case against iiNet.
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Conroy to closely examine iiNet verdict
Pro-censorship Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says he will examine what the failure of the AFACT lawsuit against iiNet means for the industry.
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Sell us your movies, iiNet says to studios
Rather than lashing out at the movie studios for wasting a year of iiNet's time, managing director Michael Malone has offered a peace deal.
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iiTrial verdict: Telstra applauds legal clarity over user piracy
Australia's largest telco has welcomed the Federal Court verdict against a consortium of film and TV studios that tried to sue iiNet.
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AFACT appeals to government over iiTrial loss
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) says it is disappointed at losing the iiTrial and believes the federal government was hoping iiNet would lose.
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iiNet: Judgement vindicates our stance
Australian ISP iiNet this afternoon said its victory in the Federal Court was a vindication of the claim that it had never supported or encouraged illegal behaviour amongst users.
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Federal Court: iiNet did not infringe copyright
iiNet landed a sound victory in court today, with movie studios being ordered to pay iiNet's full costs and the ISP being exonerated of copyright infringement charges.
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iiNet wins piracy trial
Australian ISP iiNet was today announced as the victor in its long-running defence against a lawsuit by major film and TV studios.
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Ethical Trojan blocks Bittorrent sites
A fake keygen for pirated software tries to stop you pirating anything at all by blocking out popular Torrent sites. Hollywood probably loves it. Perhaps they even programmed it.
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iiNet piracy case starts in Federal Court
iiNet says it will vigorously defend itself against AFACT's claims that it authorised piracy among its users, but the case looks set to be a long battle.
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In Australia, movie watches you -- with night vision camera
Hey you in the back row snogging -- security guards in cinemas will now be watching you with night vision cameras.
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