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Phew! A generation of movie and music sharers breathed a sigh of relief last week.
In case you missed it, the Federal Court of Australia handed down an internationally significant decision that internet service providers are not responsible for the downloading habits of their customers.
The suit was brought on Perth-based ISP iiNet by an intimidating alliance including Disney, Warner Bros, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Village Roadshow and Sony who alleged iiNet were aware of, and allowed, Australian users to download pirated movies.
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Don’t you just hate it when you’ve bought a new toy and before you’ve even got it out of the box you’re friends are saying you’ve wasted your money?
I know someone who has the new Kindle, which was released in Australia last week.
If he is the same sort of technoholic as I am, he would have been crestfallen when before he’d even unpacked it one of our acquaintances said: “Have you seen the Nook? Bet you’ll regret the Kindle.”
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This is way more helpful than aytnhing else I’ve looked at. Read more »
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James says:
The nook is a laggy peice of crap that wastes battery life by having a stupid dual screen arrangement. a book is a simple concept, thus an ebook reader should be simple aswell. you get that with the kindle, though the keyboard is a bit strange, it is extremely usefull… Read more »
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