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Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Staff writers
Subject: PIRACY. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION AGAINST COPYRIGHT THEFT
Summary: -- On how a Melbourne man (Edwin Slade) was gaoled for pirated DVD's and for a quantity of marijuana.; -- "AFACT investigation revealed that Slade had been selling the pirated discs for $15 per disc at Caribbean Gardens Markets and other markets in the suburbs of Melbourne."
Notes: accessed from: Encore Magazine. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 June 2007).

Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION AGAINST COPYRIGHT THEFT

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Zion, Lawrie
Subject: PIRACY; PIRACY. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION AGAINST COPYRIGHT THEFT
Summary: The habits of many Australians bringing pirated DVD's into the country is explored, with the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft mentioning the amount of piracy going on in Australia.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (put date - 14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft says almost one in five Australians last year watched a movie on pirated DVD before its cinema release, resulting in a loss to the industry of an estimated $233 million. Indeed, no fewer than 47 million illegal DVD movies were in circulation when AFACT did its sstudy last year, making them almost as prevalent as legitimate copies"

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Butterly, Nick
Subject: PIRACY. AUSTRALIA; COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIA; STATE AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION AGAINST COPYRIGHT THEFT
Summary: On new laws that the state and federal police can issue on-the-spot fines to pirate DVD sellers. Also talks about the new copyright laws.
Notes: accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- Stats from Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft; -- About 47 million illegal copies of DVD movies were thought to be in circulation in Australia last year.; -- Australian consumers bought about 52 million genuine DVDs last year; -- The home entertainment sales sector lost an estimated $107m as a result of piracy, while cinemas and film distributors lost $65m and the rental/retail sector $61m; -- Internet piracy of movies accounted for the largest proportion of lost revenue in Australia -- estimated to be $92m.

Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; AUSTRALIAN SCREEN ASSOCIATION
Author: Hatch, Patrick
PhysDes: Clippings File Article
Subject: AUSTRALIAN SCREEN ASSOCIATION; MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA; AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION AGAINST COPYRIGHT THEFT
Summary: Report on Mark Day, former Managing Director of the Australian Screen Association (formerly known as the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT)) suing his former employer. Mention of the piracy copyright case against iiNet by AFACT

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Murphie, Nick
Subject: AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION AGAINST COPYRIGHT THEFT
Summary: On the new organisation that will be fighting piracy in Australia. Some information on the ways government plans to introduce laws to fight piracy.
Notes: accessed from: Encore Magazine. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 June 2007).

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER; DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: McEachen, Ben
Subject: AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION AGAINST COPYRIGHT THEFT; PIRACY. AUSTRALIA
Summary: On the piracy of blockbuster films in Australia such as Shrek 2 and Spider-Man 2.
Notes: -- accessed from: Factiva. Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive LLC. RMIT University Library. (14 May 2007).
Quotations: -- "AFAT executive director Adrianne Pecotic said up to $200 million a year was lost to the Australian movie industry as a result of piracy."; -- "Unauthorised copies rose in Australia from 4 per cent in 2000 to 8 per cent in 2003."

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Williams, Fiona
Subject: PIRACY. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION AGAINST COPYRIGHT THEFT
Summary: -- "The local industry lost $233 million in revenue in 2005 because of illegal downloading and duplication, according to sobering figures released by Australia's piracy watchdog that show the bumber of counterfeit DVDs in circulation almost equals the number of genuine releases."; -- Lots of how AFACT thinks that piracy is a big problem for Australia.
Notes: accessed from: Encore Magazine. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 June 2007).