High Court to hear iiNet appeal case in December

The High Court has allocated December 1 and 2 for film industry representative AFACT’s appeal of the Full Federal Court decision in Roadshow Films Pty Limited v iiNet Limited.

A coalition of film studios unsuccessfully sued internet service provider iiNet for infringement of copyright in the studios’ films in late 2008. AFACT then appealed to the Full Federal Court and while the appeal was dismissed, it was a mixed victory for iiNet as the Court did not preclude holding an ISP liable for authorsiation under different circumstances.

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