Does the entertainment industry need to find new business models?

The Federal Court has handed down a landmark ruling in favour of iiNet,finding that the ISP is not responsible for copyright infringements ofits users. Does the entertainment industry need to change its business model to better accomodate the huge demand by online audiences? Or should they continue to persue those who download copyrighted material illegally?

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Published 4 February 2010 11:30am

Updated 26 August 2013 2:01pm

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Source: SBS

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The Federal Court has handed down a landmark ruling in favour of iiNet, finding that the ISP is not responsible for copyright infringements of its users.

Does the entertainment industry need to change its business model to better accomodate the huge demand by online audiences?

Or should they continue to persue those who download copyrighted material illegally?

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