Friday, 3 April 2009
Urge to filter gets Conroy into trouble
PERTH-headquartered ISP iiNet said it has sought legal advice on Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy's public commentary on its legal defence in a high-profile copyright case before the NSW Federal Court.
IiNet managing director Michael Malone said that the comments were a form of retribution against the ISP for pulling out of the Department of Broadband Communications and Digital Economy’s controversial internet filtering trial.
“We have sought legal advice on this. It's unheard of for a crown minister to try to influence the outcome of an active case,” Mr Malone said.
IiNet’s concerns orbit comments that Senator Conroy is reported to have made at a high-profile communications forum in Sydney.
Several media outlets reported that Mr Conroy ridiculed arguments in iiNet’s legal defence that it was not aware of what was being downloaded on its network as “stunning”.
IiNet managing director Michael Malone said that the comments were a form of retribution against the ISP for pulling out of the Department of Broadband Communications and Digital Economy’s controversial internet filtering trial.
“We have sought legal advice on this. It's unheard of for a crown minister to try to influence the outcome of an active case,” Mr Malone said.
IiNet’s concerns orbit comments that Senator Conroy is reported to have made at a high-profile communications forum in Sydney.
Several media outlets reported that Mr Conroy ridiculed arguments in iiNet’s legal defence that it was not aware of what was being downloaded on its network as “stunning”.
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