A strategy meeting to discuss our repsonses to the TPP, and Website blocking cases.

TPP
The TPP has been tabled in Federal Parliament and we have until Friday March 11 to submit our opposition to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) and to apply pressure to parliamentarians of all persuasions to put a stop to this. We need your help in both helping to provide substantial criticism to the agreement and to brainstorm ideas to apply pressure to stop the agreement from being ratified.

Info on the Treaty discussion process can be found here: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Treaties/9_February_2016

Website Blocking

Village Roadshow has announced that it is proceeding with legal action to block movie streaming website SolarMovie.ph. This is the first test case of the website blocking legislation passed by parliament last year. It is expected that Foxtel will also soon put forward cases to block a range of other sites including The Pirate Bay.

We need to formulate a response to this. Opposing censorship is a vital part of what we do and our response needs to be as effective as possible.

For more information on the upcoming Village Roadshow court case please go here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-18/village-roadshow-launches-legal-action-to-block-piracy-website/7176688