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		marcosdumay on Sept 26, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Terror laws clear Australian Senate, enabling enti... I don't think anybody in power cares about copyrights at all. Copyright protection is just a great excuse for enabling widespread eavesdropping and history rewriting. But there is no reason to run it the other way around.

locusm on Sept 26, 2014 | [–]

They will when the US Govt lobbies for them on behalf of the RIAA. Expect a 3 strike law like New Zealand got.

vacri on Sept 26, 2014 | [–]

Australia has limited movement in the copyright area anyway, due to free trade treaty requirements with the US.

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