Australia: Tough New Anti-Piracy Measures

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They're compensating the artists, exactly as I had suggested, and that contributes to the "optimistic news" mentioned in your article.

I'm unsure why you prefaced this post with "Really?", though. We're in agreement.

The main part I disagreed with was the end part of Cato's post: "I don't see how any of it legitimizes theft." If that's the way that you look at it, I don't see how you can come up with solutions to the problem!

Don't you agree that taking someone's work without their being compensated is theft?

The law certainly does; that is exactly why it is called intellectual property.