piracy
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In Australia, Piracy Makes Your Movie Tickets More Expensive
According to a Village Roadshow executive responsible for film distribution, Australian pirates are driving up the cost of cinema tickets for regular moviegoers — along with the high cost of Aussie wages for multiplex staff, illegal online downloads apparently justify ticket prices topping $20 in some places around the country.
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Game Of Thrones To Air Within Two Hours In Australia
Australia’s national day of piracy is on again: it’s Game Of Thrones season premiere day! Thankfully, Foxtel is going to air the first episode of season four in Australia within two hours of it ending in the US.
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Books, Porn, Open Source: The Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrents Are 10 Years Old
The Pirate Bay has been around for a long time; the first incarnation of the site appeared in November 2001. It has undergone more than a few hosting and Web address changes, but like the proverbial Ship of Theseus, TPB lives on, and is hosting some seriously vintage torrents.
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Foxtel To Sort Of Fast-Track Mike Judge’s ‘Silicon Valley’ HBO Show
Hey look! Something else cool to watch on Foxtel! That’s right: the Comedy Channel will sort of fast-track Mike Judge’s HBO show, Silicon Valley, to Australian screens 48 hours after it airs in the US.