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You should consider subscribing to Netflix and using a service like Hola Unblocker to access it in Australia. This approach is still illegal but arguably better
by randorando 13y ago
You should consider subscribing to Netflix and using a service like Hola Unblocker to access it in Australia. This approach is still illegal but arguably better than torrenting.
- biafra 13y agoIs it really illegal or just violating the TOS? Can you be dragged to court for it or only have the service terminated?
- icebraining 13y agoIANAL, but I would say that if you're violating the TOS, you don't have a proper license to the content (since that's contingent upon following the terms), and so you're committing copyright infringement. On the other hand, "In relation to the use of VPNs by Australians to access services such as Hulu and Netflix, on the limited information provided there does not appear to be an infringement of copyright law in Australia," a spokesman for Attorney-General Robert McClelland said. "Whether the Australian users have committed an offence by deceiving these providers about their identity, or eligibility to receive their services, would depend on state or territory criminal law." http://www.theaustralian.com.au/technology/media-streams-spark-piracy-row-over-copyright/story-e6frgakx-1226078817583 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/technology/media-streams-spa...
- aidenn0 13y agoIt's never been tested in court, but the US AG has repeatedly claimed that violating the TOS is "unauthorized access" which they prosecute as a felony.