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Parliamentary Committee recommends teaching consumers how to get around geo-blocking
There's a link to the full report in the article. No, I haven't read all 146 pages. It's largely about software but it does also cover digital media including books. From the article:
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The committee's chairman, Nick Champion, said geo-blocking was unfair when used to segregate global markets in order to make bigger profits, and pointed to "significant impacts" on Australian consumers and businesses.
"High IT prices can have significant impacts given the critical role IT plays in many areas of Australian life."
He said the report had made 10 recommendations to lower prices, included educating Australian businesses on how to bypass geo-blocks.
"What we want to do is make sure that consumers are aware of the extent to which geo-blocking applies to them and the extent to which they can lawfully evade them," Mr Champion said.
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