November 17, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to Australian IT, an Australian information technology news site,
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three new respondents have been added to a civil lawsuit
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recently filed by the Australian music industry against an Internet Service
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Provider.
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Last month, the Australian music industry has filed a lawsuit against E-
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Talk Communications (etalk.net.au), an
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Australian Internet Service Provider, over allegedly profiting from
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mp3s4free.net, a site that reportedly provided links to MP3 files. On
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Friday, Australian IT reported that three individuals including Liam
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Francis Bal, Director of ISP and Web hosting provider Com-Cen, and E-Talk,
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an ADSL ISP, had been named as respondents.
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According to Australian IT, Com-Cen’s lawyers have argued there was no
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breach of copyright because the site only linked to the MP3 files, and will
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contest the inclusion of the new respondents.
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The applicants in the lawsuit include Universal Music Australia, EMI Music
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Australia, Sony Music Entertainment (Australia), Warner Music Australia,
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BMG Australia and Festival Records. A date for the next hearing will be set
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later this month.
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