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Pirate Party Australia Concerned By UK Extradition Ruling

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UK Judge Quentin Purdy has approved an extradition request to have a student face charges in the United States. Pirate Party Australia is concerned that such precedents will pave the way for similar cases where Australians may be extradited and tried in the US court system.

“By supporting the baseless US extradition case against Richard O’Dwyer today at Westminster Magistrates Court, the judge Judge Quentin Purdy has failed to inject the much needed shot of rationality into the insanity of the UK-US extradition arrangements we had all hoped for. The Sheffield student is accused of infringing copyright by setting up the popular Netherlands-hosted website TV Shack,” said Loz Kaye, Leader of Pirate Party UK, in a press release yesterday[1].

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Former Attorney-General Ignores Consumers, Supports Industry Instead

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Pirate Party Australia are still deeply dissatisfied with the lack of consumer involvement in talks held by the Attorney-General’s Department with ISPs and content rights holders.

The talks that occurred on the 23rd of September last year deliberately excluded consumers from any negotiations or deliberations, as documents released under the Freedom of Information Act in December reveal. The documents frequently reference the importance of the consumer, and yet indicate a continual push for an industry-based solution. “Relevant consumer groups [will be consulted] once industry discussions have reached an appropriate stage”[1] says one document.

The documents also indicate that consumers are not considered key-stakeholders in regards to online copyright infringement, and yet urge industry to consider the consumer interests.

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“Give No Quarter” Says Pirate Party Australia To ISPs

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Pirate Party Australia objects to the recent proposal by Communications Alliance LTD, titled “A Scheme to Address Online Copyright Infringement.”[1]

The proposal aims to introduce an infringement notice system sent by ISPs on behalf of content rights holders to notify users of alleged copyright infringement linked to their account, as well as education about online copyright infringement.

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Pirate Party Australia Shocked By US Memorandum Of Understanding

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Pirate Party Australia is shocked at the recently signed memorandum of understanding between Australia and the United States.[1]

The “Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia On Enhancing Cooperation in Preventing and Combating Crime” (MOU) was signed on Wednesday by the Minister for Home Affairs and Justice and the United States Ambassador to Australia on behalf of the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security[2].

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