WAIA | Western Australian Internet Association – Western Australian Internet Association

 Today (04/02/2010) the copyright infringement claims by AFACT against iiNet were dismissed by the court.

Some are "relived" but ultimately this is just another step in a disappointing story.

The case highlights that it is consumers that infringe the rights of the copyright holders, not ISPs. Why? Well the simple answer is that consumers still cannot download new movie content from the Internet AND this is clearly what they want to do.

In these times of concern over climate change, it is bizarre that I can drive to my local rental store and rent a "new release" movie for $1 (on a Tuesday). It costs more in petrol to get there and back than the rental fee. So, why can't I just download it for the same $1?