PIRACY (COPYRIGHT) – AUSTRALIA

iiNet must reveal downloaders’ IDs

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Original article by Marianna Papadakis, David Ramli, Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 8-Apr-15

The Federal Court of Australia has upheld a bid to obtain the identities of people who allegedly downloaded illegal copies of a US film. Dallas Buyers Club LLC took legal action against several ISP to obtain the names and residential addresses of Australians associated with more than 4,700 IP addresses that were used to download "Dallas Buyers Club". The ruling affects iiNet, Dodo, Adam Internet, Amnet and Internode

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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, IINET LIMITED – ASX IIN, DODO INTERNET PTY LTD, ADAM INTERNET PTY LTD, AMNET LIMITED, INTERNODE SYSTEMS PTY LTD, M2 GROUP LIMITED – ASX MTU, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB LLC, VOLTAGE PICTURES LLC, COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE LIMITED, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Illicit downloaders to be spared harsh penalties

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Original article by Matthew Knott, Ben Grubb
The Age – Page: 2 : 9-Dec-14

Australian Attorney-General George Brandis and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull will present their copyright law proposals to federal Cabinet on 9 December 2014. The proposed laws are not as tough as expected by rights holders. Instead of being penalised, illicit downloaders will receive written messages warning them that they are breaching copyright laws. Access to web sites hosting pirated materials will be blocked

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AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY, COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE LIMITED

Police to get access to data records

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Original article by Matthew Knott, James Massola, David Wroe
The Age – Page: 6 : 31-Oct-14

The Australian Government introduced new data retention laws into Parliament on 30 October 2014. Access to retained data will be restricted to criminal law enforcement agencies. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin said the new laws could be used to prosecute those who download music and films without permission from copyright holders

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FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION, ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND AL-SHAM

Hit fixed-lines only: Telstra

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Original article by Mitchell Bingemann
The Australian – Page: 19 : 4-Sep-14

Telstra has lodged its submission to the Australian Government’s review of copyright infringement laws. The group argues that new requirements to warn off subscribers if they are caught illegally downloading content should apply to fixed-line services only, not to mobile ones. It also wants an exemption for business customers, claiming this will reduce the complexity of the new measures. Telstra seeks indemnity against any legal action by rights holders, and a contribution by them to the cost of the new scheme

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TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS

Crackdown on net piracy

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Original article by Dominic White
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 36 : 4-Aug-14

The Australian Government plans to hold a forum with the CEOs of media groups and ISPs on the issue of illegal downloading of copyrighted material. It follows the release of a discussion paper by Attorney-General George Brandis and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, which examines options for combating the problem of internet piracy. The forum is likely to be held later in August 2014

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AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, IINET LIMITED – ASX IIN, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO NATIONAL AUSTRALIA, FREE TV AUSTRALIA LIMITED