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Aussie Music Industry Sues ISP Over Filesharing

Posted by timothy on from the such-a-negligent-babysitter dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the world, the Australian music industry has listed an Internet service provider (ISP) as a respondent in a court case involving music piracy. The ISP is being sued for 'profiting' (by hosting it) from a site which distributes copyright-infringing material."

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  1. I remember when rock was young by Dancin_Santa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Me and Susie had so much fun

    But now those days are gone and I'm getting threatening letters from the BSA, RIAA, and GNAA.

    When did it all stop being about the music?

  2. Wow, they're right! by Kris_J · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    What a fool I've been. I'll go out an buy a Britney Spears CD right this moment!

    Seriously, what does the music industry hope to accomplish through action like this? Do they really think that legal action will make music suck less?

  3. Very legit case by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Because I'm sure nobody would have subscribed to the ISP if they weren't hosting it. After all, that's the only reason why people connect to the internet in the first place.

  4. Re:THAT was incredibly funny by jhunsake · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is funny, very funny. But on the serious side, all schools should have school-supplied uniforms through 12th grade.

  5. Re:Postal service by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    mod funny!