Australia Has Rushed Through Its Copyright Amendment Bill

Seems like the Aussie government has disregarded <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/28/australia_to_build_a_pirateproof_fence/> <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20181127/13425541113/australian-parliament-moves-copyright-amendment-out-committee-into-law.shtml> most of the objections to its plan to impose more draconian copyright restrictions on Internet usage. Rightsholders will be able to get injunctions against sites whose “primary effect” (no longer just “primary purpose”) is to facilitate copyright infringement, and they will also have “adaptive injunctions”, meaning they can reinterpret an existing court order as circumstances change, instead of having to go back to court to get a new order. You’d think a statement like “The Government has zero tolerance for online piracy. It is theft...” should be an instant disqualification from making any kind of statement about copyright law...
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro