Bulk process due to copyright violations in Australia

Bulk process due to copyright violations in Australia

Is as yet no appearance came in "Movie Rights Group" wants to admonish about 9000 Australian download file-sharing users because of the movie "Kill the Irishman." The company had to put on behalf of the U.S. production company Lightning Entertainment first request for information on inventory data behind the suspect IP addresses to providers in Australia, reported the online magazine delimiter. The broadband provider Exetel has confirmed to have received appropriate inquiries to 150 of its customers. In a second step, the defendants received warnings from the law firm Lloyds Solicitors in Brisbane, said the marketing manager of Movie Rights Group, Gordon Walker. It is necessary also prepared to enforce the rights of copyright holders in court.

The warning from file sharing networks and BitTorrent users has developed among others in the U.S. into a lucrative business. Just since the beginning of 2010 there are more than 200,000 warning letters have been sent. A large part of it go to the account of "U.S. Copyright Group" (USCG), which the Movie Rights Group apparently serves as a model. Although courts usually evaporate the complaints and requests for information clearly and reduce the litigation so far not led to convictions, many Signed In one procedure without compensation amounting to several thousand U.S. dollars, thereby supporting the business model of Abmahnfirmen. The Movie Rights Group already offers on its website accordingly on a simple comparison method.

Provider in Australia to date have been central to efforts by rights holders to combat copyright infringement. Thus at present the Australian High Court at the behest of 34 broods movie studios over the question of whether the access provider iiNet for possible copyright infringement by its users is liable to file-sharing. The "Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft" (AFACT), this view and now expects to have good chances before the Supreme Court of Australia. These often lengthy way through the courts want the Movie Rights Group wherever possible.