Copyright holders to lobby for legislative change after High Court rules in iiNet’s favour
Tuesday 24 April 2012 @ 11.27 a.m. | IP & Media
The entertainment industry will be pursuing legislative reform following the High Court’s decision last week to declare iiNet not responsible for the copyright infringements of its users.
The group of entertainment and media companies comprising the Australian Federation
Against Copyright Theft, which includes Roadshow Films, Warner Brothers, Paramount
and 20th Century Fox, has expressed its disappointment in the decision and said it
would be lobbying for legislative change.
The move comes as Telstra chief executive David Thodey weighed in on the decision
over the weekend, saying it is possible for internet service providers and copyright
holders to come to an agreement on how to handle piracy.
“I think we can get our way through this one,” he said. “We’re interested to see what
the court ruling is but whether it goes one way or another I think we’ve got a plan
to handle it.”
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