[AusNOG] First good news from Parliament in a while

[Damian Guppy]

"There are some people in the content industry who believe that the costs
[of anti-piracy measures] should be borne in whole or part by the
telecommunications sector - by the ISPs," Turnbull said.

"I don't find that a persuasive argument."


Well that is interesting to see his opinion now he's boss.


--Damian

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:25 PM, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins369 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Turnbull has moved quickly to transfer responsibility for the Copyright
> Act away from Attorney General's to the Department of Communications.
>
> This strikes me as a highly sensible move. Rather than depriving Brand of
> the power to enforce the Copyright Act, the real issue is that having
> copyright enforcement within Attorney Generals was always going to be a
> cause of real or perceived governance issues, even without the data
> retention.
>
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/malcolm-turnbull-clips-george-brandis-online-piracy-wings-20150921-gjrsbm.html
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
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