Pirate Party Australia urges the Gillard Government not to consider any amendments to copyright law, following yesterday’s push by the heads of Australia’s biggest sporting codes for changes to the laws. The push for amendments comes little more than a week after Federal Court Justice Steven Rares ruled that Optus’ TV Now service – which allows users to record and playback free-to-air television with as little as a two minute delay – did not infringe copyright[1].
Pirate Party Australia supports the decision that the service provided is merely a progression from the ability to record television for viewing at a more convenient time.