Australian blocking of illegal music distribution update…

Music Rights Australia issued a clarification about the progress of the music industry’s site blocking case which targets the notorious site KickassTorrents. Various reports released yesterday have incorrectly stated that the music industry’s counsel sought to have the hearing delayed. The quote which has been widely misreported as coming from the music industry’s counsel was in fact made by a counsel for Foxtel Management Pty Ltd. Foxtel Management is a respondent in the case in its capacity as an ISP.
Vanessa Hutley, General Manager of Music Rights Australia, who is overseeing the case said: “Universal Music Australia Pty v TPG Internet Pty Limited has been set down for hearing at the earliest date which the court could give us. The Applicants did not seek to delay this case. The case is on track and we are currently finalising the Applicants’ evidence in accordance with the timetable we proposed.

“Music never sought to delay this important case as we believe the expeditious grant of these orders will benefit all copyright owners and their exclusive licensees whose creative content appears on the KickassTorrents site without their permission. We look forward to the matter being heard in October.”

Source: Music Rights Australia