Thread: AU Productivity Comm says unblock AU and stop rewarding DRM holders in grave!
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Old 05-03-2016, 10:02 AM   #19
MikeB1972
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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx View Post
Good!!

The Australian Productivity Commission released a draft interim report during the week, and it says:

Australian consumers should be able to legally circumvent geoblocking restrictions that prevent them from using foreign online streaming services like US Netflix, according to the Productivity Commission.
  • Government should ensure VPN use does not breach copyright
  • Copyright laws give protection for too long: rewarding "someone after they're resting in peace doesn't make a lot of sense"
  • Government should not sign trade deals that facilitate geoblocking

ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-2...enting/7369714

Thank heavens the discussion of this issue doesn't go away in AU! Time for action .....
Well that falls at the first sense-check then, Surely US Netflix won't have distribution rights to Au meaning the VPN will breach copyright
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