piracy
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GoT Pirates Take Heed: Foxtel Lines Up As The Executioner Of The Pirate Bay
Australia’s site blocking laws are live, and ever since the government handed the executioner’s axe to the rights holders, we’ve been wondering who would swing it on The Pirate Bay first? A new report points to Foxtel acting as The Pirate Bay’s executioner.
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The Government’s Copyright Infringement Report Has Problems With The Word ‘Illegal’
A report on online copyright infringement prepared for and published by the Department of Communications says that almost half of all Australian internet users (above the age of 12, currently consuming online media) either downloaded or streamed movies, music, TV or video games “illegally” in the first quarter of this year. Those numbers taken at…
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You Weren’t Meant To See The Full Suicide Squad Trailer
This morning we all woke up to a nice little surprise: the full, HD trailer for Suicide Squad from Comic Con. It was shown exclusively to Comic Con attendees on Saturday, and now it has been released to the general public. The truth behind the trailer’s release is a sordid tale of pirate intrugue that…
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The Anti-Piracy Site Blocking Law Is Already In Effect In Australia
With the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015 receiving royal assent, Australia joins a number of nations with a process for rights holders to block sites the infringe (or facilitate the infringement of) copyright.