in a ruling that could end the reign of illegal online downloading , the federal court of australia has ordered australian internet companies to reveal the ip addresses of thousands of account holders who illegally uploaded the film the dallas buyers club online . the identity of over 4,726 individuals , who shared the content online using peer-to peer sharing network bittorrent , will be provided to the copyright holder of dallas buyers club llc due to the landmark judgement . by . hayley coyle . poor proposal : richard curtis revealed that he ` might ' propose to long-term partner emma freud during an interview - which she then read in the newspaper . he has penned some of the most memorable and endearingly awkward love scenes in romantic comedy . this includes their names , ip addresses and residential addresses . so you might think that when it came to proposing to his own girlfriend , scriptwriter richard curtis would know how to avoid pitfalls . unfortunately , though , the 57-year-old creator of love actually and notting hill has botched his attempt at a proposal to emma freud in toe-curlingly bumbling fashion . when asked in a radio interview about marrying miss freud , his partner of 22 years , curtis blurted out : ` i think i might . ' miss freud , 52 , was less than impressed when she read about his comment in a newspaper on saturday , the day before it was broadcast . she jokingly called it ` my worst ever marriage proposal ' . miss freud tweeted : ` whaaaat ? first i 've heard about it . is this what you call a proposal ? in the telegraph ??? #notsoromanticafterall ' later the broadcaster added : ` just for the record i am not getting married . he would have to ask me in person . or at least on twitter . ' curtis , whose other rom-com hits include four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary , made his gaffe during a recording of radio 4 's the reunion . internet companies iinet limited , internode , amnet broadband , dodo services , adam internet and wideband networks were all affected by the ruling . scroll down for video . internet companies will have to reveal names , ip addresses and residential addresses of 4,726 people who uploaded the film the dallas buyers club online illegally . internet companies iinet limited , internode , amnet broadband , dodo services , adam internet and wideband networks were all affected by the ruling . justice nye perram did not signify any limit to the amount of damages that the copyright holder of the film could claim directly from each individual . ` it is not beyond the realm of possibilities that damages of a sufficient size might be awarded under this provision in an appropriately serious case in a bid to deter people from the file sharing of films , ' justice perram said . iinet has warned its customers to expect speculative invoicing - an ` intimidating ' letter demanding significant sums of up to us$ 7000 for an alleged infringement , or threatening higher costing court action . he told the programme 's host sue macgregor that he had written four weddings ` as an attempt to explain to my mother why i was n't getting married ' . where 's the romance ? miss freud , pictured with curtis in 2008 , said she would only accept a proposal made in person - or ` at least on twitter ' he added : ` i have to say it did n't work . she was still very unhappy with the situation for the next 15 years , although , do you know , i 'm thinking about it . i think i might . ' curtis has previously said that he and miss freud , who have four children , became an item after they kept meeting at weddings -- another source of inspiration for the low-budget 1994 film . four weddings , starring hugh grant and andie macdowell , went on to become one of the most successful british films ever . king of the romcom : curtis has penned some of the most memorable love scenes in romantic comedy - including four weddings and a funeral -lrb- pictured -rrb- . however , mr perram said in his ruling : ' i will also impose a condition on the applicants that they are to submit to me a draft of any letter they propose to send to account holders associated with the ip addresses which have been identified . the applicants will pay the costs of the proceedings ' . he added that this : ` will prevent speculative invoicing ' . iinet has warned its customers to expect speculative invoicing - an ` intimidating ' letter demanding significant sums of up to us$ 7000 for an alleged infringement , or threatening court action . the owner of the copyright to dallas buyers club - starring matthew mcconnaughey - have won their court battle . justice nye perram did not signify any limit to the amount of damages that the copyright holder of the film could claim . he added that the details of the individuals had to be kept private by the film makers . marque lawyers boasted of their win in the courtroom on tuesday over twitter , writing : ` dallas buyers club - we won . iinet required to hand over id of copyright infringements to the film studio . it 's a big precedent ... ' ` what does dallas v iinet mean for unauthorised uploaders ? it means you should probably stop doing that . ' the internet service providers are yet to reveal whether they plan to appeal the ruling in the designated 28 days . marque lawyers boasted of their win in the courtroom on tuesday over twitter .
the creator of love actually revealed he may propose during an interview . his partner of 22 years then read his comments in a newspaper . miss freud described it as the ` worst ever marriage proposal '
in a ruling that could end the reign of illegal online downloading , the federal court of australia has ordered australian internet companies to reveal the ip addresses of thousands of account holders who illegally uploaded the film the dallas buyers club online . the identity of over 4,726 individuals , who shared the content online using peer-to peer sharing network bittorrent , will be provided to the copyright holder of dallas buyers club llc due to the landmark judgement . by . hayley coyle . poor proposal : richard curtis revealed that he ` might ' propose to long-term partner emma freud during an interview - which she then read in the newspaper . he has penned some of the most memorable and endearingly awkward love scenes in romantic comedy . this includes their names , ip addresses and residential addresses . so you might think that when it came to proposing to his own girlfriend , scriptwriter richard curtis would know how to avoid pitfalls . unfortunately , though , the 57-year-old creator of love actually and notting hill has botched his attempt at a proposal to emma freud in toe-curlingly bumbling fashion . when asked in a radio interview about marrying miss freud , his partner of 22 years , curtis blurted out : ` i think i might . ' miss freud , 52 , was less than impressed when she read about his comment in a newspaper on saturday , the day before it was broadcast . she jokingly called it ` my worst ever marriage proposal ' . miss freud tweeted : ` whaaaat ? first i 've heard about it . is this what you call a proposal ? in the telegraph ??? #notsoromanticafterall ' later the broadcaster added : ` just for the record i am not getting married . he would have to ask me in person . or at least on twitter . ' curtis , whose other rom-com hits include four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary , made his gaffe during a recording of radio 4 's the reunion . internet companies iinet limited , internode , amnet broadband , dodo services , adam internet and wideband networks were all affected by the ruling . scroll down for video . internet companies will have to reveal names , ip addresses and residential addresses of 4,726 people who uploaded the film the dallas buyers club online illegally . internet companies iinet limited , internode , amnet broadband , dodo services , adam internet and wideband networks were all affected by the ruling . justice nye perram did not signify any limit to the amount of damages that the copyright holder of the film could claim directly from each individual . ` it is not beyond the realm of possibilities that damages of a sufficient size might be awarded under this provision in an appropriately serious case in a bid to deter people from the file sharing of films , ' justice perram said . iinet has warned its customers to expect speculative invoicing - an ` intimidating ' letter demanding significant sums of up to us$ 7000 for an alleged infringement , or threatening higher costing court action . he told the programme 's host sue macgregor that he had written four weddings ` as an attempt to explain to my mother why i was n't getting married ' . where 's the romance ? miss freud , pictured with curtis in 2008 , said she would only accept a proposal made in person - or ` at least on twitter ' he added : ` i have to say it did n't work . she was still very unhappy with the situation for the next 15 years , although , do you know , i 'm thinking about it . i think i might . ' curtis has previously said that he and miss freud , who have four children , became an item after they kept meeting at weddings -- another source of inspiration for the low-budget 1994 film . four weddings , starring hugh grant and andie macdowell , went on to become one of the most successful british films ever . king of the romcom : curtis has penned some of the most memorable love scenes in romantic comedy - including four weddings and a funeral -lrb- pictured -rrb- . however , mr perram said in his ruling : ' i will also impose a condition on the applicants that they are to submit to me a draft of any letter they propose to send to account holders associated with the ip addresses which have been identified . the applicants will pay the costs of the proceedings ' . he added that this : ` will prevent speculative invoicing ' . iinet has warned its customers to expect speculative invoicing - an ` intimidating ' letter demanding significant sums of up to us$ 7000 for an alleged infringement , or threatening court action . the owner of the copyright to dallas buyers club - starring matthew mcconnaughey - have won their court battle . justice nye perram did not signify any limit to the amount of damages that the copyright holder of the film could claim . he added that the details of the individuals had to be kept private by the film makers . marque lawyers boasted of their win in the courtroom on tuesday over twitter , writing : ` dallas buyers club - we won . iinet required to hand over id of copyright infringements to the film studio . it 's a big precedent ... ' ` what does dallas v iinet mean for unauthorised uploaders ? it means you should probably stop doing that . ' the internet service providers are yet to reveal whether they plan to appeal the ruling in the designated 28 days . marque lawyers boasted of their win in the courtroom on tuesday over twitter .
in a ruling that could end the reign of illegal online downloading , the federal court of australia has ordered australian internet companies to reveal the ip addresses of thousands of account holders who illegally uploaded the film the dallas buyers club online . the identity of over 4,726 individuals , who shared the content online using peer-to peer sharing network bittorrent , will be provided to the copyright holder of dallas buyers club llc due to the landmark judgement . by . hayley coyle . poor proposal : richard curtis revealed that he ` might ' propose to long-term partner emma freud during an interview - which she then read in the newspaper . he has penned some of the most memorable and endearingly awkward love scenes in romantic comedy . this includes their names , ip addresses and residential addresses . so you might think that when it came to proposing to his own girlfriend , scriptwriter richard curtis would know how to avoid pitfalls . unfortunately , though , the 57-year-old creator of love actually and notting hill has botched his attempt at a proposal to emma freud in toe-curlingly bumbling fashion . when asked in a radio interview about marrying miss freud , his partner of 22 years , curtis blurted out : ` i think i might . ' miss freud , 52 , was less than impressed when she read about his comment in a newspaper on saturday , the day before it was broadcast . she jokingly called it ` my worst ever marriage proposal ' . miss freud tweeted : ` whaaaat ? first i 've heard about it . is this what you call a proposal ? in the telegraph ??? #notsoromanticafterall ' later the broadcaster added : ` just for the record i am not getting married . he would have to ask me in person . or at least on twitter . ' curtis , whose other rom-com hits include four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary , made his gaffe during a recording of radio 4 's the reunion . internet companies iinet limited , internode , amnet broadband , dodo services , adam internet and wideband networks were all affected by the ruling . scroll down for video . internet companies will have to reveal names , ip addresses and residential addresses of 4,726 people who uploaded the film the dallas buyers club online illegally . internet companies iinet limited , internode , amnet broadband , dodo services , adam internet and wideband networks were all affected by the ruling . justice nye perram did not signify any limit to the amount of damages that the copyright holder of the film could claim directly from each individual . ` it is not beyond the realm of possibilities that damages of a sufficient size might be awarded under this provision in an appropriately serious case in a bid to deter people from the file sharing of films , ' justice perram said . iinet has warned its customers to expect speculative invoicing - an ` intimidating ' letter demanding significant sums of up to us$ 7000 for an alleged infringement , or threatening higher costing court action . he told the programme 's host sue macgregor that he had written four weddings ` as an attempt to explain to my mother why i was n't getting married ' . where 's the romance ? miss freud , pictured with curtis in 2008 , said she would only accept a proposal made in person - or ` at least on twitter ' he added : ` i have to say it did n't work . she was still very unhappy with the situation for the next 15 years , although , do you know , i 'm thinking about it . i think i might . ' curtis has previously said that he and miss freud , who have four children , became an item after they kept meeting at weddings -- another source of inspiration for the low-budget 1994 film . four weddings , starring hugh grant and andie macdowell , went on to become one of the most successful british films ever . king of the romcom : curtis has penned some of the most memorable love scenes in romantic comedy - including four weddings and a funeral -lrb- pictured -rrb- . however , mr perram said in his ruling : ' i will also impose a condition on the applicants that they are to submit to me a draft of any letter they propose to send to account holders associated with the ip addresses which have been identified . the applicants will pay the costs of the proceedings ' . he added that this : ` will prevent speculative invoicing ' . iinet has warned its customers to expect speculative invoicing - an ` intimidating ' letter demanding significant sums of up to us$ 7000 for an alleged infringement , or threatening court action . the owner of the copyright to dallas buyers club - starring matthew mcconnaughey - have won their court battle . justice nye perram did not signify any limit to the amount of damages that the copyright holder of the film could claim . he added that the details of the individuals had to be kept private by the film makers . marque lawyers boasted of their win in the courtroom on tuesday over twitter , writing : ` dallas buyers club - we won . iinet required to hand over id of copyright infringements to the film studio . it 's a big precedent ... ' ` what does dallas v iinet mean for unauthorised uploaders ? it means you should probably stop doing that . ' the internet service providers are yet to reveal whether they plan to appeal the ruling in the designated 28 days . marque lawyers boasted of their win in the courtroom on tuesday over twitter .
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in a ruling that could end the reign of illegal online downloading , the federal court of australia has ordered australian internet companies to reveal the ip addresses of thousands of account holders who illegally uploaded the film the dallas buyers club online . the identity of over 4,726 individuals , who shared the content online using peer-to peer sharing network bittorrent , will be provided to the copyright holder of dallas buyers club llc due to the landmark judgement . by . hayley coyle . poor proposal : richard curtis revealed that he ` might ' propose to long-term partner emma freud during an interview - which she then read in the newspaper . he has penned some of the most memorable and endearingly awkward love scenes in romantic comedy . this includes their names , ip addresses and residential addresses . so you might think that when it came to proposing to his own girlfriend , scriptwriter richard curtis would know how to avoid pitfalls . unfortunately , though , the 57-year-old creator of love actually and notting hill has botched his attempt at a proposal to emma freud in toe-curlingly bumbling fashion . when asked in a radio interview about marrying miss freud , his partner of 22 years , curtis blurted out : ` i think i might . ' miss freud , 52 , was less than impressed when she read about his comment in a newspaper on saturday , the day before it was broadcast . she jokingly called it ` my worst ever marriage proposal ' . miss freud tweeted : ` whaaaat ? first i 've heard about it . is this what you call a proposal ? in the telegraph ??? #notsoromanticafterall ' later the broadcaster added : ` just for the record i am not getting married . he would have to ask me in person . or at least on twitter . ' curtis , whose other rom-com hits include four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary , made his gaffe during a recording of radio 4 's the reunion . internet companies iinet limited , internode , amnet broadband , dodo services , adam internet and wideband networks were all affected by the ruling . scroll down for video . internet companies will have to reveal names , ip addresses and residential addresses of 4,726 people who uploaded the film the dallas buyers club online illegally . internet companies iinet limited , internode , amnet broadband , dodo services , adam internet and wideband networks were all affected by the ruling . justice nye perram did not signify any limit to the amount of damages that the copyright holder of the film could claim directly from each individual . ` it is not beyond the realm of possibilities that damages of a sufficient size might be awarded under this provision in an appropriately serious case in a bid to deter people from the file sharing of films , ' justice perram said . iinet has warned its letter they propose to send to account holders associated with the ip addresses which have been identified . the applicants will pay the costs of the proceedings ' . he added that this : ` will prevent speculative invoicing ' . iinet has warned its customers to expect speculative invoicing - an ` intimidating ' letter demanding significant sums of up to us$ 7000 for an alleged infringement , or threatening court action . the owner of the copyright to dallas buyers club - starring matthew mcconnaughey - have won their court battle . justice nye perram did not signify any limit to the amount of damages that the copyright holder of the film could claim . he added that the details of the individuals had to be kept private by the film makers . marque lawyers boasted of their win in the courtroom on tuesday over twitter , writing : ` dallas buyers club - we won . iinet required to hand over id of copyright infringements to the film studio . it 's a big precedent ... ' ` what does dallas v iinet mean for unauthorised uploaders ? it means you should probably stop doing that . ' the internet service providers are yet to reveal whether they plan to appeal the ruling in the designated 28 days . marque lawyers boasted of their win in the courtroom on tuesday over twitter .
 The article discusses the Australian Federal Court's ruling that internet companies must reveal the identities of thousands of individuals who illegally downloaded a film online. The court ordered the companies to hand over the IP addresses and other details of those who shared the film "Dallas Buyers Club" without permission. The ruling is seen as a major victory for copyright holders, but raises concerns about privacy and the potential for abuse.