[LINK] Does copyright have a future? [WAS: iinet wins!!]

[Stilgherrian]

On 09/02/2010, at 9:24 AM, David Boxall wrote:
> On 7/02/2010 5:14 PM, Frank O'Connor wrote:
>> ...
>> Enforceability of copyright probably isn't the issue ... that's a
>> simple problem of evidence and process ...
> If truly simple, wouldn't enforcement be common? Copyright privileges 
> are often infringed. If enforcement is simple, why isn't it practised?
> 
> I reckon it's time that 18th century child of 16th century censorship 
> was replaced with something that's viable in the 21st century.

I discussed the iiNet case with Peter Black, who lectures in internet law at the Queensland University of Technology on the "Patch Monday" podcast.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/blogs/patch-monday/soa/iiNet-The-whys-and-what-nows/0,2001107879,339300887,00.htm

He thinks it's most unlikely that the government will take on copyright law reform, at least not in an election year. He noted that the Howard government conducted two copyright law reviews, and they were very long,drawn-out affairs.

AFACT certainly wanted the government to help them out, but Senator Conroy has said in very clear terms that he wants the two industries to go away and sort out a code of practice. Personally, I'm not quit sure how that would when when Justice Cowdroy made it quite clear that an ISP has no relevant legal power to stop the infringements done by its customers.

Stil


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