{"id":6006,"date":"2016-05-11T06:31:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T06:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/05\/11\/australian-music-industry-files-under-115a-of-copyright-act\/"},"modified":"2016-05-11T06:31:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T06:31:36","slug":"australian-music-industry-files-under-115a-of-copyright-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2016\/05\/11\/australian-music-industry-files-under-115a-of-copyright-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Music Industry Files Under 115A Of Copyright Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"normal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg\/1024px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"218\" height=\"109\" \/><br \/>ARIA members Universal Music Australia Pty Limited,  Warner Music Australia Pty. Limited, Sony Music Entertainment Australia  Pty Ltd and J Albert &amp; Son Pty Ltd, together with APRA AMCOS, filed  an application in the Federal Court of Australia seeking orders under  section 115A of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) to have the offshore site  KickassTorrents and related proxy sites blocked in Australia.  <!--more-->  <br \/> Section 115A is a no-fault remedy which allows copyright owners or their  exclusive licensees to apply for injunctions to have carriage service  providers (ISPs) put blocks in place to prevent their subscribers  accessing sites which have the primary purpose of infringing or  facilitating the infringement of copyright. The Government described the  sites which are the intended target of these orders as being ones which  flagrantly disregard the rights of copyright owners, the &#8220;worst of the  worst&#8221;. These sites do nothing but exploit the creativity of others and  give nothing back to the artists, songwriters, record labels and music  publishers whose music is stolen and made available on them, as they  make millions of dollars from the advertising which appears on them.  These orders will also support legitimate licensed online services which  offer music fans access to the music they love across a range of  devices at any time and any day.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Online infringement continues to be a major threat to the  sustainability of the Australian music industry. Illegal offshore sites  like Kickass Torrents show a complete disrespect for music creators and  the value of music. Australian music fans already have access &#8211; for free  if they choose &#8211; to the world&#8217;s repertoire of music via more than 20  legitimate licensed online music services. Blocking access to sites like  Kickass Torrents is all about supporting those services and allowing  the writers whose songs are available on them to be paid for their  work&#8221;,  Jenny Morris OAM, Chair of the APRA Board.<\/p>\n<p> Dan Rosen, Chief Executive Officer of ARIA said &#8220;Last year ARIA welcomed  the Federal Government&#8217;s passing of section 115A as a critical element  in supporting the legitimate digital content market in Australia. ARIA  and its members believe that this case will be an important step to  ensure Australians are accessing their music from sites which contribute  to our local industry, so that we can continue investing in talent to  make the music we all love.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normal\">Source: ARIA<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARIA members Universal Music Australia Pty Limited, Warner Music Australia Pty. 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