Comments on: iiNet wins video piracy trial

By: Unimpressed (sic)

Unimpressed (sic) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:12:47 +0000

Unimpressed, you are a tad recalcitrant as its a no brainer what IINET won,
I main deal is, you cant disconnect someone without first due process.

By: Myke

Myke — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:17:16 +0000

Touchdown!

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:06:16 +0000

I suspect that Unimpressed is a film industry plant. Probably in PR. Get a real job!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:45:19 +0000

This is a good day for civil rights and freedom of the Internet. How refreshing to see a courageous and independent judgment by Cowdroy against the might of Hollywood giants. While I understand the film and music industry’s torment, I have no sympathy for their tactics and for holding a small ISP to ransom in an uneven legal battle.

Perhaps this can serve as yet another wake up call to those (including Conroy and the Rudd government) that still dream of controlling the Internet and wish to curb its potential as the most effective tool to enforce civil liberties and protect democracy in 21st century.

By: Pawel

Pawel — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:15:10 +0000

Excellent! I had a feeling when I met some iinet reps back at the technology show before they were fulling migrated and established in NSW that they were of decent and intelligent forward thinking technologists.

I’m also proud for them, that they didn’t stand down and be bullied by the corporations attempting to bend the laws of privacy to meet their continually incrementing profits.

iiNet, you have made the right decision and you are now part of Australian tech and law history forever.

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:54:46 +0000

Great news for iinet !
The action was stupid – it’s like holding car manufactuers responsible for f-wit hoon drivers.
A victory for common sense, ever diminishing in the modern world.

By: Jimbob

Jimbob — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:37:27 +0000

Unimpressed – why dont AFACT sue Australia Post, as people are sure to send DVD/HDD through the post. Hell why we’re at it why not sue Car/Turck Manufacturers for producing a means to deliver said mail.
Hell why not sure the electricity suppliers for supplying the electricity that made the copying possible in the first place.

Unimpressed – NOT US!! (That is the MAJORITY)

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:27:30 +0000

Unimpressed, Why does iinet have to take up the financial burdon of investigating it’s users when it has no responsibility to enforce the copyrights of others? (who I might add, can very easily afford to enforce there own, its there copyrights so its there job yes?) What has AFACT done to help other than sue the pants off them and loose? Why does the public hate AFACT and give them zero support?

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:27:10 +0000

Amazing result – WELL DONE!! (Judge – your awesome!)

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:22:06 +0000

That’s bloody awesome!

As a long term iiNet user (and having once worked there at the turn of the century) I was worried, not that iiNet were in the right, but that J. Cowdrey would just not “get it”.

iiNet is a great company that is a leader in promoting the good side of the Internet. They’re a founding member of the Western Australian Internet Association (Inc.) and almost single-handedly developed the WA Internet eXchange network.

They have a sound understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility and actually do it. iiNet is a good corporate and Internet “citizen”.