【オーストラリア】Federal Court speeds up piracy block process
■After flagging a more streamlined process for dealing with foreign piracy websites, the Australian Federal Court has approved the block of more than 15 additional torrenting and streaming sites.
The Federal Court has ordered Australia's internet service providers to block another swathe of allegedly illegal torrenting and streaming websites, after a far speedier decision came just one day after the hearing.
The one-hour hearing, which took place on Monday, saw counsel for Foxtel present evidence against 11 to 15 torrent websites and 10 streaming sites, including streaming site HDO and torrenting sites ETTV and Torrents.me, as well as a new version of the Pirate Bay, which was blocked years ago under a previous Foxtel case.
Foxtel had begun proceedings back in April, saying it was targeting around 27 domain names to be blocked by internet service providers.
Counsel for Foxtel said that with so many previous site-blocking cases, the aim is now to "try and streamline this process a little further, both from the point of view of costs for the applicant and efficiency for the court".
