An Australian judge ruled Thursday that an Internet service provider cannot be held accountable for illegal movie downloads by its customers, in a test case of a key strategy by entertainment companies to combat online piracy. The judge said it was the first time a court had ruled on the question of whether an ISP should be liable for copyright violations by its users . A group of 34 movie companies claimed iiNet breached their film copyrights by failing to stop users from illegally downloading files.
February 05, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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An Australian judge ruled Thursday that an Internet service provider cannot be held accountable for illegal movie downloads by its customers, in a test case of a key strategy by entertainment companies to combat online piracy.
The judge said it was the first time a court had ruled on the question of whether an ISP should be liable for copyright violations by its users, and one expert said the decision would have global implications.
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