[AusNOG] Netflix coming to Australia

[Ben Buxton]

On 26 May 2014 15:10, Geordie Guy <elomis at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Joseph Goldman <joe at apcs.com.au> wrote:
>
>>  The problem with this though is it is still technically illegal is it
>> not? The rights are not for distribution in AU so you are kind of breaking
>> copyright just as much as a torrent?
>>
>
> 1) Infringing copyright is not a criminal offence in Australia unless it
> meets various secondary criteria.  Commercial scale, public display,
> advertising and infringing work, circumvent technology protection measure
> etc.
>

Related reading:


http://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/committees/house_of_representatives_committees?url=ic/itpricing/subs/sub095.1.pdf

TL;DR: Bypassing geo-blocking is not a breach of copyright (it falls under
the same law that allows you to buy a player to play "geo-blocked" DVDs
here).

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