This is good news or bad news depending on your perspective and if you live in Australia: the Federal Court of Australia dismissed a case this week brought by the movie industry about the role of internet service providers in the fight against copyright infringement. [URL=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/australia-confirms-isps-are-not-copyright-cops.ars]This report on Ars Technica[/URL] details the drama leading up to the court battle. Lawyers for industry argued that ISPs in the country must take action against file-sharers who are accused of infringement by copyright holders. The case was against ISP iiNet, and was an appeal of the original judgment in the matter, which also went against rightsholders. The appeal was heard by a three-judge panel. [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2011/02/24/australian-court-isps-are-not-copyright-police][B][COLOR=#8e0505]Read More[/COLOR][/B][/URL]

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