As and when the anti-piracy proposals are coming into existence through the Australian government, copyright holders are still not doing enough. During the second bill reading yesterday, Labor MP Ed Husic said, “greedy, resistant-to-change right holders” are making use of copyright reforms.
Thus, with this, they are shielding themselves from the modern era and are on the verge to ban VPN.
Hence, in order to know the complete story on the Australian Anti-Piracy Proposals, let us move ahead and discover some essential things on the given topic.
Australia’s Anti-Piracy Proposals Scene at a Glance
First of all, with the pirate site-blocking measures are in full swing, the entertainment industry wants to tighten the screws a bit more. Here, they are looking to bind the law in order to deal with the piracy problem with perfection.
As per the recent Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018, some solution is given. Hence, in an era born out of frustration against pirate sites, the latest proposals are made to target sites which are spreading piracy.
Further, as per the previous reports, the bill will block pirate sites and proxies after the court orders.
In addition, it even targets search engines such as Google which is still displaying pirate contents.
Now, as per the current law, injunctions have the ability to block access to pirate sites as and when they require.
Hence, with this type of expansion, it can scoop up every single pirate service, platforms to immediate effect.
Further, it can even target content-agnostic services where different TV shows and movies can be stored.
A Word of Mouth by Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus
“Stakeholders had been concerned that new websites such as cyberlocker sites, which are frequently under use for copyright infringement through file sharing of music, movies and TV shows. But still, it is difficult to prove to exist for that primary purpose, fell outside the scheme. It’s expected the addition of a primary effect test will bring such sites within the scheme. But without unduly widening its scope,” said Dreyfus.
A Take on Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement Bill 2018)
As per the supports for this bill is present, it is getting the support of the labour association and the government.
However, both are opposite voices and we can’t trust both the parties, in any case.
Further, in a scathing attack, Labor MP Ed Husic said people to, “face up to big rights holders”. And the “hysterical arguments” as given in the anti-piracy debate.
In addition, he even blamed the industry veteran to curate the content present on search engines. Where, the ISP’s are picking up the bill while offering public, mere few options.
Read More: Amazon And Facebook Grabbed Among the Top ‘Notorious’ Pirate Sites
Wrapping Things Up: Australia’s Anti Piracy Proposals Get Complete Support, Copyright Holders Slammed
As far as we see the current situation, only a change in the business model can solve piracy issues. Here, even after piracy sites have become inaccessible, copyright holders will move towards VPN which is surely not a solution.
Hence, living in a disciplined society, the Australian government can look after the Anti-Piracy proposal on a more serious basis. And, we hope copyright holders will find another effective way to ban pirate sites.
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