[LINK] AFACT ordered to pay iiNet court costs, again

Kim Holburn kim at holburn.net
Tue Jun 29 09:42:34 AEST 2010


http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/351189/afact_ordered_pay_iinet_court_cost_again/

> AFACT ordered to pay iiNet court cost, again
> Federal Court sticks with its original decision and forces AFACT to  
> pay iiNet
> Spandas Lui
>
> The Federal Court has reiterated its decision for the Australian  
> Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) to pay iiNet's court bill  
> after an unsuccessful appeals process.
> iiNet won the copyright case brought on by the anti-piracy group in  
> February and presiding judge, Justice Dennis Cowdroy, ordered AFACT  
> to pay iiNet's legal cost. The ISP is said to have spent upwards of  
> $4 million on the court battle.
>
> But in May, AFACT appeal to only pay 60 per cent of the cost,  
> claiming the verdict handed down by the Federal Court was a "mixed  
> result". It also appealed the Court's decision to award iiNet the  
> victory.
>
> Justice Cowdroy has ordered AFACT to "pay the cost of the respondent  
> [iiNet] of and incidental to the proceedings including costs thrown  
> away as a result of the abandonment by the applicants of their  
> primary infringement claims against the respondent".
>
> An iiNet spokesperson said the ISP is happy with today's ruling and  
> it was a sound decision.
>
> AFACT represented a number of Hollywood studios to sue iiNet for  
> authorising movie piracy on the ISP's network.
>
> The appeal hearing is set for August.
>

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