Only days before the High Court of Australia is set to hear an
appeal by a group representing many of the largest entertainment
industry rights holders in Australia against a Federal Court
Judgement in February that found Internet Service Provider
("ISP") iiNet was not responsible for copyright
infringement by its clients, the Communications Alliance and five
of Australia's largest ISPs have joined forces and unveiled a
ground-breaking proposed scheme to combat the increasing problem of
online copyright infringement.
The five signatories to the scheme are Telstra Bigpond, Optus,
iiNet, iPrimus and Internode1.
The scheme is aimed to assist entertainment industry rights
holders to enforce their copyright by achieving a prolonged and
positive change in the behaviour of those who engage in online
copyright infringement2.
