piracy
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UK Police To Tag Pirate Sites With Warning Notices Instead Of Ads
Lawmakers in the UK are looking for new ways to stop pirates in their tracks. Site blocking didn’t work and going after pirates still doesn’t work. In a bid to cut down on the amount of content downloaded illegally, the London Police Force is putting ads on pirate sites to deter content thieves.
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Leaked: Australian Government Plan To Deal With Piracy
Attorney General George Brandis has been banging his head against his desk for months now trying to figure out how to stop pirates stealing content in Australia. Thanks to a leak of the government’s upcoming discussion paper on the topic, we now know what the AG plans on introducing.
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The UK’s New Anti-Piracy Scheme Is All Carrot, No Stick
The UK has tried a few different methods to stem the flow of rampant torrent downloads, from site blocking through to strike-based warning systems. None of it seems to work, so now it’s dropping the stick and using a little more carrot to get people to stop downloading, in one of the best-looking anti-piracy schemes…
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Pirate Survey: Channel Nine Finds Half Of Pirates Surveyed Would Pay For Content If It Was Available In Australia
It’s no secret that Channel Nine is working on a service that beats Netflix to the punch in Australia for on-demand streaming. There’s now never been a better time for Nine’s parent company to release said service, with internal survey figures showing that over 50 per cent of people who currently pirate shows would pay…