Australian government to introduce new ‘rapid takedown’ anti-piracy legislation

Australian government to introduce new ‘rapid takedown’ anti-piracy legislation

Australia’s government has made a number of serious attempts to combat online piracy in recent years. Back in 2015, it introduced the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill, which gave the Federal Court authority to have numerous online piracy sites blocked by internet service providers (ISPs). Since then, according to the government, online copyright infringement has …