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However, after ISP iiNet won its landmark case against the local anti-piracy outfit AFACT, a mutual agreement is farther away than ever before. The Australian reports:
It is believed the talks have gone backwards since the landmark High Court decision that found Perth-based ISP iiNet could not be held liable for acts of piracy by its subscribers.
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It is believed that internet providers have taken a tougher stance with copyright holders demanding more access to content earlier in its distribution cycle before they will agree to an anti-piracy code.
This falls under and in breaking news, sun hot. People in Australia are lucky if they only wait weeks to months (sometimes years) before media is released in their territory. Is it any wonder that there are people there who download torrents and the like instead? How many times do people have to keep shouting release windows are stupid and contribute to 'piracy' before people in charge get it?
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