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Originally Posted by tompe
I think you are right about this. And I guess that a lot of people here that do not download books illegally downloads TV series illegally since it seems to be extremely common to download current series that has not been broadcast were people live.
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There is an interesting case running here in Melbourne (Australia) where the Supreme Court has ruled that a series made by a TV station cannot be shown in Victoria. This series is being shown in every other state. The issues with it being shown in Victoria is that the series may influence a jury in any trial in regard to Melbourne's notorious series of gangland murders. This series is widely available on DVD and many in Victoria have in fact seen it. This raises issues not just in regard to the copyright violations inherent in the series being available. It is also in direct violation of a Court Order which rightly or wrongly has stated that this series should not be shown. The decision in it's own right raises the question as to whether the court should be able to adopt the role of a censor as to what is broadcast.