[AusNOG] And it continues - ISP to block sites bill..

[Michael Keating]

What a piece of propaganda this is. Basically no facts to prove that this
is true, and using only sources that want this to go ahead.

"The move, which has been highly effective in Britain, is the latest
response in a series of soft measures aimed at stamping out piracy
following unprecedented industry co-operation between ISPs and content
creators" - there's next to no proof this works. Graduated response schemes
have been phased out in Europe. Website blocking in the UK has also taken
out many unrelated sites, because they don't realise that blocking a host
would block other sites hosted there. And also, what sort of co-operation
was this again?

"The media and entertainment industries have already taken steps to make
more content legally available in step with consumer consumption habits,
including making eagerly awaited US TV dramas available to watch in
Australia at the same time as they air overseas." - yes and no, there is
still a delay. Graham Burke even admitted that it was a mistake in the
past, but hasn't learned (
http://games.on.net/2014/09/village-roadshow-admits-holding-back-the-lego-movie-was-one-hell-of-a-mistake/
)

"The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft found piracy was
widespread and was taking a massive toll on the movie industry." - well, of
course they would say that. Note the lack of actual facts and evidence here.

I'm preaching to the choir here (I hope) but these excuses don't work, and
any more regulatory cost and burden is going to weigh down this industry
further. But its all good as long as they get their donation from the
rights holders, yeah?
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/399933,village-roadshow-boosts-donations-amidst-copyright-crackdown.aspx

Michael Keating

On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Scott Weeks <surfer at mauigateway.com> wrote:

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> Malcolm Turnbull targets net pirates in new bill
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> THE AUSTRALIAN
> MARCH 27, 2015 12:00AM
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> International internet pirates who illegally share stolen films and music
> could soon be blocked, after the government introduced a bill to shut down
> access to websites infringing copyright.
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> The law will enable copyright holders to apply for court orders forcing
> ISPs such as Telstra to block a website providing links to pirated content.
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> If the bill is enacted, the legislation will be a major victory for
> content providers and could open the floodgates to claims by companies that
> want to stop internet users freely exchanging movies, television programs,
> music and games.
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> The move, which has been highly effective in Britain, is the latest
> response in a series of soft measures aimed at stamping out piracy
> following unprecedented industry co-operation between ISPs and content
> creators
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> The media and entertainment industries have already taken steps to make
> more content legally available in step with consumer consumption habits,
> including making eagerly awaited US TV dramas available to watch in
> Australia at the same time as they air overseas.
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> Other solutions include the adoption of the successful US graduated
> response scheme whereby ISPs issue notices to primary account-holders
> repeatedly violating copyright infringement rules.
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> Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull introduced the The Copyright
> (Online Infringement) Bill 2015 yesterday, costing telcos an estimated
> $130,000 a year.
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> “Existing copyright law is not adequate to deter a specific type of
> infringing activity, which is the facilitation of the online infringement
> of copyright owners’ content ... by online operators,” Mr Turnbull said in
> the lower house. “There are a number of foreign-based online locations that
> disseminate large amounts of infringing content to Australian internet
> users.”
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> Under the proposal, rights holders can apply to the Federal Court for an
> injunction. The law applies only to sites hosted outside of Australia.
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> Mr Turnbull said existing remedies for rights holders seeking against
> websites in Australia were sufficient.
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> The bill has been drafted to also put file-sharing sites at risk of being
> blocked. Millions use these sites to move large files off their computers,
> holding the stolen material in the cloud. Internet users sometimes upload
> files such as music or films to enable others to access the material in
> breach of copyright.
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> It has been estimated that piracy has cost the Australian economy more
> than $1.3 billion in revenue in just 12 months.
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> The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft found piracy was
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