Australian Law Proposal to Turn ISPs Into Copyright Cops
(crossposted from CreativeFreedom.org.nz)
Slashdot reports 
that in Australia “draft legislation has been released that allows network operators to intercept communications to ensure that their networks are being ‘appropriately used.’ Such legislation is particularly important given the interference of Communications Minister Stephen Conroy in a recent copyright lawsuit against iiNet, one of the largest ISPs in the country. Conroy called prominent filtering opponent iiNet’s inaction over copyright infringement ’stunning,’ whereas iiNet claimed that it would be illegal under current Australian law to intercept its users’ downloads.” The latest legislation appears to be a concession of that point.
