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Aussie Government Brings Back Piracy Talks

Posted by Unknown on from the flog-the-messenger dept.

joshgnosis writes "The Australian Attorney-General's department is set to hold a closed-door meeting with internet service providers, film lobby groups and consumer groups over proposals to reduce piracy on Thursday. The meetings were at a stalemate after sources said that neither the ISPs or the film groups could see eye to eye on the best proposal but the department confirmed that the meetings will go ahead and will this time include consumer advocate groups, who were previously excluded from the meetings."

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  1. Surprising by multiben · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't know Thursdays were particularly bad for piracy

    1. Re:Surprising by niftydude · · Score: 3, Funny

      For some reason, many governments around the world have always had a specific and disproportionate dislike of the use of Piracy On Thursdays (or Pot).

      Don't ask me why though.

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    2. Re:Surprising by Centurix · · Score: 3, Funny

      I could never get the hang of them.

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  2. Re:So let me guess... by Lord_of_the_nerf · · Score: 4, Funny

    They could also bring in the struggling artists, technicians and producers that piracy really hurts like James Cameron, Joel Silver and Joel Silver's coke dealer?

  3. Re:Irony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, so you're the one pirating Aussie movies! Shame on you!