08-07-2015
The latest government effort to curb piracy and copyright breaches, the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill, will force ISPs (Internet Service Providers) to block websites containing copyrighted material. There are several concerns that the idea will not do what it is intended to and in addition there is a strong chance that legitimate websites may be inadvertently blocked, as has been the case with similar ideas in the past. Main Issues The bill makes sense at first glance; making it... more...