Dallas Buyers Club pirates let off the hook.

DBC LLC, the company that owns the rights to the 2013 film, Dallas Buyers Club had been pursuing Australians who illegally downloaded or shared the film. However, they have decided to drop further legal action on this matter.

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DBC LLC had sought the contact details of Australians who pirated the film. But the Federal Court decided letters the firm was intending to send to those pirates — a process known as speculative invoicing, where people receive demands for large payments with the threat of being sued — constituted an overreach. Graham Phillips, partner at Thomson Geer Lawyers, who acted on behalf of iiNet and other internet service providers, said it was likely the company did a cost-benefit analysis and worked out the money was not there if speculative invoicing was not an option.

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Steve Dalby, former director of iiNet tweeted:
"Bloody awesome conclusion! Not good as the High Court 5-nil decision, but we'll take it. Sucks to be you, Hollywood."

The article stresses that this does not give the green light to pirating and those who continue to pirate films can expect further legal action down the track.

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