[LINK] Roadshow loses appeal

[Frank O'Connor]

Excellent ... Congrats to the folks at iiNet.

Seems everyone thinks that the content industry needs to adjust its business model and not rely on third parties to plug the current holes in it at the third parties' cost, and that ISP's don't have the powers, responsibilities or obligations to police and enforce the content industry's copyright in the manner that the industry wanted to force them to do.

Given their past performance I now expect the MPRA and its members to go to the government to get some urgent changes to various statutes put through, and thereby criminalise a large segment of the Australian (voting) population over what should be a property rights (civil) matter ... and am convinced that our wise and benevolent leadership (of both sides of the political ilk) will cave in to their demands ... and the matter will end up in court again in a few years time.

If I was them, I'd cut my losses ... but I'm not them.

I hope iiNet sees an increase in clientele and custom as a result of this ... because, yes, while they were acting to protect themselves, they also proved that, unlike some other ISP's, they have some gumption and are willing to stick up for the interests and rights of their clientele at some expense to themselves. Could be an interesting marketing/advertising campaign in there somewhere.    :)

Just my 2 cents worth ...
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On 20/04/2012, at 10:30 AM, Kimberley Heitman wrote:

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