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Lawyers release copyright Safe Harbour kit

News of legal action against ISP iiNet for alleged copyright breach has provoked every reaction from ‘What nonsense!’ to ‘The sky is falling!’

Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion – including the army of ‘bush lawyers’ on Whirlpool.

But that doesn’t change the fact that a prudent ISP needs to understand how to bring itself inside the copyright ‘safe harbour’ rules.

Lawyers Logie-Smith Lanyon have provided a solution with their ISP Copyright Safe Harbour Kit, a detailed info-pack that’s essential reading for every Australian ISP.  Download contents and sample pages.

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iiNet Case: Why the ‘judge, jury and executioner’ argument is wrong

iiNet and many of its supporters argue that the company cannot terminate users on the basis of mere allegations, and can’t play ‘judge, jury and executioner’.

Nice try, but legally misses the point of the Copyright Act.

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iiNet case: The three legal questions that matter

The internet is awash with comment on the copyright infringement action by Village Roadshow and others against iiNet.

When all is said and done, the court has to decide three legal questions.

In this article, CSP Central helps you to focus on the real issues.

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