Aussie Labels Take ISP To Court
The Australian recorded music industry's case against Internet service provider Swiftel began today (April 6) in the Federal Magistrates Court.
Leading labels are alleging that Swiftel infringed their copyrights by hosting and maintaining two servers -- referred to
as "Torrent Webpages" -- and the Web site Archie's Hub, which deployed BitTorrent technology. BitTorrent allows for high-speed download of large files.
The labels claim that their investigation into Swiftel revealed that users had downloaded unauthorized music videos by Guns N' Roses, Pearl Jam, Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams, along with TV shows and movies.
The Music Industry Piracy Investigation unit attempted to obtain copies of activity logs in a raid of the ISP's Perth offices on March 10. MIPI conducted the raid under a so-called Anton Piller civil search warrant.
The labels' legal representatives today complained that the ISP have not supplied adequate evidence for the case. The industry's lawyer, John Hennessy SC, asserted that the sole log file handed over had been "manipulated."
At a March 16 preliminary court hearing, the ISP was ordered to surrender evidence that had not been obtained during the raid.
Hennessy told the Sydney court that Swiftel stated that traffic had not been recorded at the sites for a few weeks before the raid. However, the labels noted that a MIPI employee was able to download music videos from the site on March 6.
Swiftel's legal representative Stephen Burley SC said he had "grave reservations" about the Anton Piller order.
The case continues tomorrow (April 7).
Leading labels are alleging that Swiftel infringed their copyrights by hosting and maintaining two servers -- referred to
The labels claim that their investigation into Swiftel revealed that users had downloaded unauthorized music videos by Guns N' Roses, Pearl Jam, Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams, along with TV shows and movies.
The Music Industry Piracy Investigation unit attempted to obtain copies of activity logs in a raid of the ISP's Perth offices on March 10. MIPI conducted the raid under a so-called Anton Piller civil search warrant.
The labels' legal representatives today complained that the ISP have not supplied adequate evidence for the case. The industry's lawyer, John Hennessy SC, asserted that the sole log file handed over had been "manipulated."
At a March 16 preliminary court hearing, the ISP was ordered to surrender evidence that had not been obtained during the raid.
Hennessy told the Sydney court that Swiftel stated that traffic had not been recorded at the sites for a few weeks before the raid. However, the labels noted that a MIPI employee was able to download music videos from the site on March 6.
Swiftel's legal representative Stephen Burley SC said he had "grave reservations" about the Anton Piller order.
The case continues tomorrow (April 7).
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The trial in the Australian recorded music industry's case against Internet service provider Swiftel began April 6 in the Federal Magistrates Court.
The Australian record industry's anti-piracy division on March 10 raided the premises of a leading Internet service provider accused of copyright infringement.
The Australian record industry's anti-piracy division yesterday (March 10) raided the premises of a leading Internet services provider accused of music copyright infringement.
Six Australian record companies have settled out of court with its case against Internet service provider Swiftel.
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