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Comment Re:Because they're fighting back. (Score 1) 217

The police aren't charged with investigating civil complaints. However under the australian Copyright Act distribution of pirated material has both civil and criminal penalties. Thats irrelevant however, since the reason that these complaints are being forwarded on to police is because AFACT are demanding that iiNet hand over private information identifying which customer belongs to this IP (at the time of the alleged infringement). However under Australian privacy law, ISPs can only be compelled to hand over this information with a court order.... Its the same BS, that MPAA and RIAA try in the USA, mostly without success.

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