ISPs wary of Australian proposals for online infringement liability

Posted On August 12, 2014
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ISPs are concerned about the breadth of the Australian government’s proposals for extending liability for online copyright infringement.

According to the Communications Alliance, the proposals have ”the potential to capture many other entities, including schools, universities, libraries and cloud-based services in ways that may hamper their legitimate activities and disadvantage consumers”.

The Pirate Party claims the proposals turn ISPs into “Internet police”, IP Watch reports.

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