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<blockquote data-quote="Marcusb" data-source="post: 92532" data-attributes="member: 11550">the proposed laws are going to be the worst in the world.&nbsp; I've been following this on another forum and in relevant news articals.Breaching copyright will be&nbsp; a criminal offence rather than a civil offense, even if you didn't know you were doing it.These new laws aren't part of the Free Trade Agreement, they were originally designed to bring our already severe laws up to date, but they are being rushed through so fast that they fail miserably.So far, as the law is proposed it will make iPods illeagal and leave Google and other search engines open for massive law suits.Google has objected heavily to the laws and hinted that it will have to disable access for Australians if the laws are not changed. Cahcing websites will soon be a criminal offence.They have also very clearly defined the rules for public performance.&nbsp; Playing any music where others can hear is only allowed if it is in your own house and only if the people there are immediate family or close friends.&nbsp; Parties will not be allowed anymore.The scary thing with this is that it's a criminal offence, meaning no one has to make a complaint so if you get a mean policeman your neighbors noise complaint could become a jail sentence.&nbsp; Of course these are worst case scenarios, but they are still something to think about.Our good old PM is so in bed with large corporations that he does whatever they want.&nbsp; Our Communications Minister recently was quoted saying that if the consumer groups say they are too hard and corporations want them tougher then they must be a good compromise.&nbsp; &nbsp; What a laugh.These laws are being pushed through even though there is only a small number of parliamentary sitting days before the deadline and up to now tall the focus has been on the stem cell research and water trading legislation.&nbsp; No one has had any time to discuss much in parliament after the other subjects have recently finished.I guess that was my rant.&nbsp; As you can guess I am pretty disillusioned about our government.PS, it's been legal to circumvent region coding here for a long time, thanks to the ACCC.&nbsp; The laws don't affect that fact.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marcusb, post: 92532, member: 11550"] the proposed laws are going to be the worst in the world. I've been following this on another forum and in relevant news articals. Breaching copyright will be a criminal offence rather than a civil offense, even if you didn't know you were doing it. These new laws aren't part of the Free Trade Agreement, they were originally designed to bring our already severe laws up to date, but they are being rushed through so fast that they fail miserably. So far, as the law is proposed it will make iPods illeagal and leave Google and other search engines open for massive law suits. Google has objected heavily to the laws and hinted that it will have to disable access for Australians if the laws are not changed. Cahcing websites will soon be a criminal offence. They have also very clearly defined the rules for public performance. Playing any music where others can hear is only allowed if it is in your own house and only if the people there are immediate family or close friends. Parties will not be allowed anymore. The scary thing with this is that it's a criminal offence, meaning no one has to make a complaint so if you get a mean policeman your neighbors noise complaint could become a jail sentence. Of course these are worst case scenarios, but they are still something to think about. Our good old PM is so in bed with large corporations that he does whatever they want. Our Communications Minister recently was quoted saying that if the consumer groups say they are too hard and corporations want them tougher then they must be a good compromise. What a laugh. These laws are being pushed through even though there is only a small number of parliamentary sitting days before the deadline and up to now tall the focus has been on the stem cell research and water trading legislation. No one has had any time to discuss much in parliament after the other subjects have recently finished. I guess that was my rant. As you can guess I am pretty disillusioned about our government. PS, it's been legal to circumvent region coding here for a long time, thanks to the ACCC. The laws don't affect that fact. [/QUOTE]

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