In a case brought by the AFACT (the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft) against an ISP (iiNet) concerning illegal file-sharing acts carried out by the ISP's customers, Australia's Federal Court found that whilst iiNet had knowledge that its customers were committing copyright infringement, this did not mean that iiNet was "authorizing" the activities:
“While I find that iiNet had knowledge of infringements occurring, and did not act to stop them, such findings do not necessitate a finding of authorization. I find that iiNet did not authorize the infringements of copyright of the iiNet users”.
AFACT wanted iiNet to be forced to disconnect any customers it knew were illegally sharing music online.
The question is whether the the Australian government will now decide to follow the French three strikes policy.
Source: http://www.dmwmediacom
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Copyright and Technology Conference, 17/06/2010
Program
8:00 – 8:30am Continental Breakfast
Plenary Session
8:30 – 9:15 am Opening Remarks
Bill Rosenblatt, President, GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies and Program Chair
9:15 – 9:45 am Keynote
Michael Fricklas, EVP and General Counsel, Viacom
9:45 – 10:15 am Networking break
10:15 – 11:15 am TBA
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Can User Generated Content Creators Get Paid?
12:30 – 1:45 pm Lunch
Afternoon Technology Track
1:45 – 2:45 pm The New Ecosystems for Video
Mitch Singer, CTO, Sony Pictures Entertainment and President, Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem
Dave Habiger, CEO, Sonic Solutions
Arnaud Robert, VP Content Protection, Walt Disney Co.
3:00 – 4:00 pm Content Identification Technologies: Moving from Antipiracy to Monetization
Moderator: Rajan Samtani, Digital Media Consultant
4:00 – 4:30 pm Networking break
4:30 – 5:30 pm What Is the Future of DRM?
Moderator: Jude Umeh, Senior Consultant and Enterprise Architect, Cap Gemini
Afternoon Law & Policy Track
1:45 – 2:45 pm Progressive Response in the US? Likelihood and Ramifications
Moderator: Nic Garnett, Partner, HRO Grant Dawe
Sherwin Siy, Deputy Legal Director, Public Knowledge
Jim Burger, Dow Lohnes
3:00 – 4:00 pm News Publishing vs. Search Engines
Jim Kennedy, VP and Director, Strategic Planning, The Associated Press
4:00 – 4:30 pm Networking break
4:30 – 5:30 pm Policing Copyright: Whose Job Is It?
Link:
http://copyrightandtechnology.com/ct-2010-conference/
8:00 – 8:30am Continental Breakfast
Plenary Session
8:30 – 9:15 am Opening Remarks
Bill Rosenblatt, President, GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies and Program Chair
9:15 – 9:45 am Keynote
Michael Fricklas, EVP and General Counsel, Viacom
9:45 – 10:15 am Networking break
10:15 – 11:15 am TBA
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Can User Generated Content Creators Get Paid?
12:30 – 1:45 pm Lunch
Afternoon Technology Track
1:45 – 2:45 pm The New Ecosystems for Video
Mitch Singer, CTO, Sony Pictures Entertainment and President, Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem
Dave Habiger, CEO, Sonic Solutions
Arnaud Robert, VP Content Protection, Walt Disney Co.
3:00 – 4:00 pm Content Identification Technologies: Moving from Antipiracy to Monetization
Moderator: Rajan Samtani, Digital Media Consultant
4:00 – 4:30 pm Networking break
4:30 – 5:30 pm What Is the Future of DRM?
Moderator: Jude Umeh, Senior Consultant and Enterprise Architect, Cap Gemini
Afternoon Law & Policy Track
1:45 – 2:45 pm Progressive Response in the US? Likelihood and Ramifications
Moderator: Nic Garnett, Partner, HRO Grant Dawe
Sherwin Siy, Deputy Legal Director, Public Knowledge
Jim Burger, Dow Lohnes
3:00 – 4:00 pm News Publishing vs. Search Engines
Jim Kennedy, VP and Director, Strategic Planning, The Associated Press
4:00 – 4:30 pm Networking break
4:30 – 5:30 pm Policing Copyright: Whose Job Is It?
Link:
http://copyrightandtechnology.com/ct-2010-conference/
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