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Australian Government Outlines Website-Blocking Scheme

angry tapir writes: The Australian government has revealed its (previously mooted) proposed legislation that will allow copyright holders to apply for court orders that will force ISPs to block access to pirate websites. It forms part of a broader Australian crackdown on online copyright infringement, which also includes a warning notice scheme for alleged infringers. They're not the only ones getting on board with website blocking — a judge in Spain ruled that local ISPs must block access to The Pirate Bay.

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  1. were fucked bymurdoch abbot brandis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Fucking abbot is a fucking stupid fuck.

    Brandis is probably thicker than abbot and abbot is a fucking numpty.

    Hockey corrman morisson are incredibly arrogant and dont see their own stupidity.

    Seriously, abbot is australias equivalent of bush jnr.

    Eg a clueless, unintelligent, uneducated and easily manipulated when it comes to stake holders

    Fact all the meda data ret3ntion is so murdoch can make those damn australian pirates PAY. Tony got brandis onto it,.

    The whole lot of them are thicker than thieves.

  2. Re:No biggie by kiddygrinder · · Score: 3, Insightful

    vpn is indistinguishable from other encrypted traffic if you change the handshake/other markers as that's all deep packet inspection is going on, china can't block it and you could say they're "extremely motivated". the only real way to block vpn is to block all encrypted traffic, goodbye https.

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  3. Re:Seems unlikely to work by itzly · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It also helps if at some point they decide to go after individual downloaders in court. If you can show the court that less heavy-handed tactics have been tried, and they didn't work, it is easier to get a conviction.

  4. Cant get it here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Just remember that most content that is pirated in Australia is not even availiable to buy in Australia. So what happens when you stream content that is not availiable to purchase, it that still illegal. This is the most stupid irrisponsible stupid government in the history of this country.