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KickassTorrents Has Been Blocked In Australia, Achieving Nothing
16The Federal Court has ordered Australian internet service providers to block access to Kickass Torrents websites. The order comes at the behest of several major music labels who have been pushing for the blocks in court since April last year. ISPs now have 15 days to comply with the order. Of course, none of this…
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Here Are All The URLs Foxtel Is Blocking In Australia (So Far)
The Federal Court has finally ordered Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to start blocking access to popular torrenting sites; including The Pirate Bay, TorrentHound and SolarMovie. In around a fortnight it will be much more difficult for the average person to access these sites and others like them in Australia. With that in mind, we…
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Oh Boy, Here I Go Pirating Again
A day and a half — or less. That’s how long there is until Amazon’s new show The Grand Tour comes out, streaming on Amazon Prime. When do we get it in Australia? Not for at least another couple of weeks. Two months — or more. That’s how long there is until the BBC’s visually…
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Australia’s ‘Three Strikes’ Piracy Scheme Is Back On Hold (And Rights Holders Are To Blame)
Foxtel and other rights holders have backed away from a proposed scheme that would have seen alleged pirates dragged to court after receiving three warning letters for copyright infringement. Once again, the fly in the ointment was money, with negotiations breaking down over who would foot the bill for the scheme — copyright holders or…