AFACT v iiNet update
NSW Federal Court has dismissed the application by the Internet Industry Association to be heard as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the iiNet case.
Basically that means that the IIA can't make submissions to the court about how a ruling again ISP iiNet would weaken various copyright and communications laws that give ISPs protection from liability. Decision was based on the fact that the IIA wouldn't be bringing anything new to the discussion, but still, I would have preferred the ISP industry to have the opportunity to present its argument on the wider implications of the iiNet case. Particularly since AFACT aka Big Hollywood Et Al didn't want the IIA to be heard in the first place.
Case ends today or tomorrow at the latest; not expecting a decision until next year most likely.
Basically that means that the IIA can't make submissions to the court about how a ruling again ISP iiNet would weaken various copyright and communications laws that give ISPs protection from liability. Decision was based on the fact that the IIA wouldn't be bringing anything new to the discussion, but still, I would have preferred the ISP industry to have the opportunity to present its argument on the wider implications of the iiNet case. Particularly since AFACT aka Big Hollywood Et Al didn't want the IIA to be heard in the first place.
Case ends today or tomorrow at the latest; not expecting a decision until next year most likely.