We've previously reported on the iiNet case
which has been doing the rounds in the Australian Courts.
It's the one about whether ISPs can be held liable for
copyright infringements by their account holders who are using
programs such as Bit Torrent to download movies and TV
shows.
In the final of the three part trilogy of cases, the High Court
has found unanimously in favour of iiNet.
The big issue was whether iiNet in providing internet access to
its customers, "authorised" those customers to infringe
copyright. The High Court said that despite the fact that iiNet had
received notices of alleged infringements and failed to take any
action, iiNet had no direct power to prevent its customers from
using BitTorrent and infringing copyright.
