Federation Against Copyright Theft

• Good Vs. Evil

In the US, copyright law stipulates that in a civil action, a copyright owner can immediately seek to stop an unauthorized user from using its product and can also request monetary damages. Many organizations combat the ever-growing scourge of digital piracy and copyright infringement. Just like any illicit enterprise, the world of digital piracy is largely anonymous -- with one notable exception. Operating out of Sweden where copyright laws are relaxed, the Pirate Bay bills itself as "the world's largest BitTorrent tracker." According to many legal and copyright organizations, the Pirate Bay is breaking the law. But the Pirate Bay insists that it is doing nothing wrong. In 2006, Swedish police staged a raid against the Pirate Bay, confiscating its servers and other equipment and arrest...

..., the Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft (CAAST), the BSA aims to reduce these numbers by e...Organizations such as the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) have mandates that a...

• Risk Management; New York
• Vol. 55 Nbr. 5, May 2008

• IINET may have prevailed in copyright infringement case, but ISPs should beware.

...The film studios and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) argued that iiNet ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2012, January 2012

• When is an ISP liable for its users' copyright infringements?

...The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) served it with not...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Video Tape Rental and Retail

... video retailers filed lawsuits against Blockbuster and other video giants claiming that t...The International Video Federation (IVF) serves the European industry, providing supp...However, U.S. copyright law allowed for the rental of videos, so soon Mr. ..., according to Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). Consequently, agencies and associations su...

• Encyclopedia of Global Industries, 4th ed.
• Entertainment and Recreation

• iiNET wins but the door is left ajar for copyright owners.

... focus further on enforcing their rights against ISPs rather than users. This is welcomed news for .... Representatives of the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), acting on behalf ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Convergence Review: Technology innovation and regulation of media, the internet, and telecommunications.

.... Focus on copyright . In its submissions to the Commonwealth Governmen... the Convergence Review, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft ("AFACT") referred to the ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Copyright Infringing File Sharing Bill passes into law in New Zealand.

...Various civil liberty groups protested against section 92A and the section also raised considerab...The New Zealand Federation Against Copyright Theft (NZFACT), the enforcement ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Film and TV studios appeal to High Court in iiNet copyright case.

.... View of Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) . A media release ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011

• Australia Cracks Down On Music Piracy

... sentence in Australia to date for copyright infringement offenses involving pirated CDs and DV... more than 30 offenses relating to copyright theft. Wang was arrested in May 2008 during a New South ...MIPI worked with the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft and New South Wales Police...

• International Musician
• Vol. 107 Nbr. 6, June 2009

• Round three: High Court grants special leave to film studios in iiNet case.

... Provider (ISP) liability for online copyright infringement. Today, the High Court of Australia g... Gane, executive director of Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), the organisation ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2011, January 2011