In the Federal Court in Sydney this morning, Justice Cowdroy booked at least 14 court hearing days starting on 6 October 2009 for the full trial of the iiNet copyright case.
View today’s court orders.
Trial dates can be moved for a variety of reasons, but the judge has previously indicated an intention to get the case resolved promptly.
There will also be a Directions Hearing on 29 July to deal with any further matters that are required before trial.
In the meantime, iiNet has approached the copyright owners with a suggestion that they sit around a table with a mediator and attempt to negotiate an outcome. We’re not surprised that the company’s gung ho attitude to a court battle has softened. The copyright owners have said they’ll think about it, but won’t agree to anything that delays the formal trial.
More information and expert analysis to follow.
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