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New anti-piracy laws to target search engines | Computerworld “With all major pirate sites blocked in Australia, the front door of the department store is shut,” Roadshow co-CEO Graham Burke wrote in a submission to the government. “However, pirates, How Will Australia\'s Anti Piracy Law Affect You? “Of course strong action against piracy means there is a benefit to the United States studios and to their feature film release program but this is secondary to the benefit to Australia and Australians,” Village Roadshow said in its submission. Vanessa Hutley from Music Rights Australia said told SBS it was an important step for rights holders. Why the drop in illegal movie downloads in Australia? Oct 14, 2015

About Creative Content Australia. Creative Content Australia, the film and television industries' peak body for the promotion of copyright in Australia is committed to raising awareness about the value of screen content, role of copyright and impact of piracy through annual research, consumer campaigns and education resources.

Counterfeiting and piracy | IP Australia Under the Trade Marks Act 1995 it is an offence to: falsify a registered trade mark falsely apply a registered trade mark alter or remove a trade mark, knowing it is a registered trade mark

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Digital piracy is the act of downloading and or distributing copyrighted material and intellectual property without paying for it. And it is most certainly an illegal act. Digital piracy is a violation of federal copyright laws. It can result in steep fines and imprisonment. Think of digital piracy as a form of digital theft. Internet Piracy is coming to an end in Australia. By John Abood. Posted on October 18, 2018. The Australian government is fed up and will today propose legislation that will allow them to ban torrent/piracy search results and services as they appear. As it stands there are a few domains that have already been blocked here in Australia but the amount that exist and their ability to quickly switch domains has meant that previous attempts to shut them down have been futile. The true extent of digital piracy is hard to measure as while traffic to known sites is decreasing, users may be accessing proxy sites or using VPNs. A lot of digital piracy in Australia is attributed to a lack of cheap and easily accessible legal options, with some popular programs not being released on streaming services available in Australia. Jul 14, 2014 · Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has called for a toughening of laws in Australia to force internet service providers to crack down on piracy and copyright theft. The Federal Government is setting its sights on internet downloading and copyright, with Attorney-General George Brandis using a speech in Canberra to foreshadow copyright law changes.