Last week, an Australian federal judge issued a major ruling. —the first of its kind worldwide—saying that ISPs aren't required to take action against subscribers after receiving letters alleging copyright infringement. But lost in most of the discussion of the ruling is another hot topic, net neutrality. If you want a good look at what a non-neutral 'Net looks like, take a gander at Australia. The judge's ruling discussed the business practices of Australia's third-largest ISP, iiNet, and in doing so reminded non-Aussie readers about a defining feature of Internet life Down Under: bandwidth caps. Such caps are common around the world, but Australian ISPs take the idea one step further by setting up partnerships with entertainment services and music download companies. Any data usage directed at one of these favored services doesn't count against the monthly bandwidth cap.
Australia's Internet: nonneutral and proud of it
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