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The European Union has told online sales outfits that operate within its jurisdiction that they will have to stop redirecting would-be customers to the site in their own countries from the end of 2018.

The news of explosive SVOD growth in Australia over the past year has not been good for the global market leader Netflix which finds that two well-resourced local competitors are nipping at its heels, while it appears to have cut off its nose to spite its face by blocking access to its big differentiator.

Internet Australia has again raised concerns about the costs associated with site-blocking laws designed to deal with unlawful downloading of video and audio content via overseas websites.

Australians should be allowed to circumvent geoblocking which imposes restrictions on accessing services like Netflix under current intellectual property laws, the Productivity Commission has recommended.

Netflix is trying to live up to its legal commitments by geo-blocking Australian users. It may have failed.

Consumer advocate Choice wants Aussies ‘to share their knowledge about how to circumvent geo-blocks’ after Netflix announced its VPN crackdown, but won’t Netflix read this shared wisdom?

Netflix services about 190 nations. It has announced that it will prevent VPN/proxy users from circumventing country-based content licencing restrictions.

A new report published by the Australian Government today effectively questions the wisdom of its own anti-piracy copyright infringement legislation.

The Internet site blocking bill passed the Australian House of Representatives this week thanks to an unholy alliance between the ruling LNP coalition and opposition ALP. The free passage of this bill drives yet another nail in the coffin of Australian democracy, demonstrating that the political elites no longer represent the will of the people but rather the interests of offshore corporations.

Less than two months ago, the Australian Federal Parliament introduced mandatory data retention legislation, a law that most Australians do not want. They were able to do this because Australia no longer has a parliament that represents the will or interests of its people.

Consumer advocates choice say its research shows 684,000 households are buying digital content from overseas stores, with Choice wanting Australians to have better access to international streaming services.

Pay TV company Foxtel thinks the Government’s anti-piracy plans are a great idea. Consumer group Choice begs to differ,

Nearly a week after it was leaked, the Government has formally released its discussion paper on ‘Online Copyright Infringement’.

Consumer group Choice says the leaked Government ‘Online Copyright Infringement’ discussion paper fails to deal with the real causes of piracy.

US streaming video supplier Netflix is planning to launch in Australia, holding talks with local content suppliers. So say the continuing rumours, but the ground is shifting under its feet and it may be too late.

New Zealand ISP Slingshot is seriously differentiating itself from its competitors, with a service circumventing geoblocking. It’s also accepting bitcoins as payment.

A parliamentary report into the 'price gouging' of Australian technology consumers has confirmed we've been the victims of an 'Australia tax,' making 10 recommendations to fix the long-standing problem.