[Link] Lawmakers: Fix Copyright Law to Stop Gamblers “Beating the Bookies”

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

The UK Parliament's House of Lords has heard calls for a significant tightening of copyright law to tackle a most unusual threat. According to several Lords, the law should be updated to prevent live sporting events from being filmed by the public.

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[Link] NSW laws criminalising secret recordings of animal cruelty ‘too great a burden on speech’, high court hears

Read: 26/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Laws criminalising the use of secretly recorded vision of animal cruelty and abuse are posing “too great a burden on speech”, animal rights activists have told the high court.

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[Link] 10,000 tickets confirmed for Melbourne Cup, but only 500 available to the public

Read: 22/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

Organisers have confirmed crowds will be back at the Melbourne Cup for the first time since 2019, with 10,000 allowed at Flemington, including 500 members of the general public.

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