Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
In response to the court action, iiNet has put out a statement saying it will “vigorously defend the Federal Court action filed today by a selection of film and television industry organisations alleging that iiNet has encouraged customers to download films illegally.”
iiNet’s Managing Director Michael Malone said “iiNet does not in any way support or encourage breaches of the law, including infringement of copyright.”
Malone said: “In reality, iiNet has been leading the industry in making content available legally through our Media Lounge, including agreements with iTunes, ABC iView, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Cruizin', Macquarie Digital TV, NASA Television, Barclays Premier League football, Drift Racing 2007 and classic highlights of golf's four Majors.”
iiNet is not alone in promoting a raft of legal digital content, with Australia’s largest ISP Telstra also offering a host of legal download services for music, movies, TV shows and games, along with a number of free streaming services for television, sport, news and more.
Malone noted that “iiNet had not breached any laws and had repeatedly passed on copyright holders’ complaints to law enforcement agencies for investigation.”
He also said that “iiNet had advised the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) that their complaints had been forwarded to law enforcement agencies and that they should follow the matter up with them.”
iiNet points to its Customer Relations Agreement which “clearly spells out that customers must comply with the law and that our service must not be used “to commit an offence or to infringe another person’s rights”.”
Malone added that “iiNet cannot disconnect a customer’s phone line based on an allegation.”
“The alleged offence needs to be pursued by the police and proven in the courts. iiNet would then be able to disconnect the service as it had been proven that the customer had breached our Customer Relations Agreement,” concluded Malone.
The court case is undoubtedly of great interest to all other Australian ISPs as it will set precedents that will shape the future of the Internet in Australia and the role of ISPs and telecommunications companies.
David Bass
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