The legal arguments in the iiNet-AFACT case being heard in the Federal Court in Sydney echo those that saw the creation recent 'internet rights' reforms in the European Union – and both sides have been watching these developments with interest.

Just as movie downloads hit the headlines in Australia through the AFACT/iiNet case in Sydney, the European Union has passed into law a set of internet rights to protect users from arbitrary crackdowns on people who illegally download music and movies.