EFA News
I’d like to quickly update our members and supporters with a few bits of EFA news. Things have been outwardly quiet recently; although we have been active behind the scenes and in the media, commenting on issues such as privacy, copyright, censorship and games, we have not been producing as much content and commentary as […]
Conroy: Filter alive and kicking
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy went in to bat for the Labor Government’s mandatory internet filter again, reaffirming the commitment to the unpopular policy. Nothing has changed since earlier debates; the filter still has the same problems it has always had – it’s useless, unworkable and expensive. It still won’t help anybody. The latest line, that […]
EFA Welcomes R18+ games guidelines
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today welcomed the release of draft guidelines for the classification of computer games that includes an adults-only category. “Australia is the only developed country where computer games with adult themes are seized at the docks,” said EFA Chair Colin Jacobs. “It is long past the time to harmonise classification laws and […]
Copyright fight heating up in Australia
There’s little sign that the global copyright war will let up any time soon. Wherever you go, the content industries are working hard to secure stronger “protections” for intellectual property and tougher penalties against those who infringe against these protections. Given the forces they can bring to bear – an army of lobbyists and an […]
EFA urges skepticism on copyright claims
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today urged skepticism about claims that piracy is costing thousands of jobs in Australia. The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) yesterday released a study,”Economic consequences of movie piracy”, purporting to show that movie downloading is costing the economy over a billion dollars each year. “We question many of the assumptions […]
