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Aussie Court Convicts MP3 Site Operator, ISP of Copyright Infringement

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 14, 2005 - 10:02am.
Sydney -- An Australian federal court has convicted both an operator of a site that linked to free MP3 files and his ISP of copyright infringement, ZDNet reported. The major record labels sued MP3s4free.net operator Stephen Cooper, his ISP Comcen, and other parties in October 2003 for operating the site, and for collaborating with one another to improve the site's traffic and increase ad revenue. Australian Federal Court Justice Brian Tamberlin on Thursday ruled against Cooper; Comcen; a Comcen employee; Comcen's parent company, E-Talk Communications; and a director of both companies. "This is a very significant blow in the war against piracy," said Michael Kern, general manager of the Australian trade group Music Industry Piracy Investigations. "The court has found against all the respondents. It sends the message that ISPs who involve themselves in copyright infringement can be found guilty…The verdict showed that employees of ISPs who engage in piracy can be seen in the eyes of the court as guilty."
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