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Australian ISP iiNet Walks Out of Piracy Warning System Talks

Posted by Unknown on from the good-luck-pirating-with-data-caps dept.

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Torrent Freak: "A leading Australian Internet service provider has pulled out of negotiations to create a warning notice scheme aimed at reducing online piracy. iiNet, the ISP that was sued by Hollywood after refusing to help chase down alleged infringers, said that it can't make any progress with rightsholders if they don't make their content freely available at a reasonable price. The ISP adds that holding extra data on customers' habits is inappropriate and not their responsibility."

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  1. Re:Good on them. by erroneus · · Score: 5, Informative

    A US ISP would find itself destroyed just in legal fees. To survive such an assault, the 'free[dom] lawyers groups' would have to be standing by to take up the defense of any rebelious ISP in the US.

    It would all get real ugly real fast. And in the US, media companies are often also ISPs or are very closely connected to them as many offer TV services as well as telephone and internet. So any ISP who fits that profile would find themselves unable to offer TV services shortly thereafter.

  2. Re:Good on them. by Tsingi · · Score: 5, Informative

    And TekSavvy is currently refusing to give up 1100 names in a tentative media lawsuit.
    Glad to see this comment, TekSavvy is the Canadian iiNET.