[ga] Australian ISP Argues For BitTorrent Users

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

  Well it seems that down under things in the IP arena, especially
for BitTorrent are getting brighter.  Unfortunately for IP draconian
interests, clouds are getting darker.

See:
 http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=09/03/27/1830259

Australian ISP iiNet is making a very bold move. They
are asking the court to accept that essentially,
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/biztech/iinet-faces-the-music-in-landmark-case/2009/03/25/1237656984092.html

BitTorrent cannot be used to distribute pirated content because a
packet does not represent a substantial portion of the infringing
material. They are also hedging their bets purely on the strength
of the movie studios' 'forensic' evidence. This ruling will go straight
to the heart of Australia's copyright law. At last, an ISP willing to
stand up for its customers!  Let's hope we have a technically-informed
judge.

Regards,

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