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The organisation brought [[Roadshow Films v iiNet|a lawsuit]] to the [[Federal Court of Australia]] against Australian internet service provider, [[iiNet]], on 20 November 2008, alleging that iiNet had authorised copyright infringement on its network. AFACT had used Dtecnet, a company that tracks online copyright infringement to discover users sharing copyrighted content through [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]].<ref name="rthc">{{Cite news |url=http://www.zdnet.com.au/iinet-vs-afact-the-road-to-high-court-339326983.htm |title=iiNet vs. AFACT: the road to High Court |author=Josh Taylor |accessdate=14 January 2012 |date=30 November 2011 |work=ZDNet |publisher=CBS Interactive }}</ref> |
The organisation brought [[Roadshow Films v iiNet|a lawsuit]] to the [[Federal Court of Australia]] against Australian internet service provider, [[iiNet]], on 20 November 2008, alleging that iiNet had authorised copyright infringement on its network. AFACT had used Dtecnet, a company that tracks online copyright infringement to discover users sharing copyrighted content through [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]].<ref name="rthc">{{Cite news |url=http://www.zdnet.com.au/iinet-vs-afact-the-road-to-high-court-339326983.htm |title=iiNet vs. AFACT: the road to High Court |author=Josh Taylor |accessdate=14 January 2012 |date=30 November 2011 |work=ZDNet |publisher=CBS Interactive }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:42, 16 March 2013
| Formation | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | Copyright protection lobbying |
Region served | Australia |
| Affiliations | Federation Against Copyright Theft |
| Website | www |
The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) is an anti-piracy lobby group that was established in 2004. Its aim is to protect the film and television industry and retailers from the what it claims are adverse impacts of copyright infringement in Australia. AFACT is affiliated with the United Kingdom organisation, Federation Against Copyright Theft and the United States organisation MPAA.
AFACT actively works to reduce camcorder recording of films screened in cinemas. It is also dedicated to educating people about its own view of copyright infringement. The executive director of AFACT is Neil Gane.
In mid 2011, the Pirate Party Australia accused AFACT of intimidating ISPs after they threatened unspecified actions if they didn't engage with the organisation in talks on file-sharing.[1]
A classified Wikileaks cable revealed that AFACT was acting as the MPAA’s Australian subcontractor and that the MPAA wanted to avoid the view that the court case was about Hollywood trying to bully an Australia ISP.[2]
Members
The organisation comprises Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Roadshow Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers and the MPAA.[3]
Court case
- See also: AFACT v iiNet
The organisation brought a lawsuit to the Federal Court of Australia against Australian internet service provider, iiNet, on 20 November 2008, alleging that iiNet had authorised copyright infringement on its network. AFACT had used Dtecnet, a company that tracks online copyright infringement to discover users sharing copyrighted content through BitTorrent.[4]
The Federal Court decision cleared iiNet on the 4 February 2010. Justice Cowdroy found that "mere provision of access to internet is not the means to infringement".
AFACT lost its appeal to the Federal Court on 24 February 2011.[5] It was ordered to pay iiNet's legal bills.
AFACT sought to appeal its case to the High Court of Australia and was granted a hearing in December 2011.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Renai LeMay (13 July 13, 2011). "AFACT strong-arming ISPs: Pirate Party". ZDNet Australia. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Richard Chirgwin (31 August 2011). "Wikileaked cable: AFACT was MPAA's cat's-paw". The Register. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "About Us". AFACT. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ a b Josh Taylor (30 November 2011). "iiNet vs. AFACT: the road to High Court". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ Chris Jager (24 February 2011). "iiNet vs AFACT: Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft loses appeal". PC & Tech Authority. Haymarket Media. Retrieved 14 January 2012.