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Australia’s Pirate Site Blocking Regime is Methodical – But is it Fast Enough?

by Torrent Freak - Andy Maxwell — 11 July 2025

Some rightsholders in the EU are now demanding blocking of pirated live streams, no later than 10 minutes after notification. In Australia, extreme ‘live’ blocking doesn’t yet exist, but even dynamic blocking delays can be measured in days rather than minutes. A blocking order handed down this week took 90 days to navigate through a system designed to respect everyone’s rights. Is that too slow? Or simply how long it takes to get things right.

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