

ISPs can use DNS blocking, IP address blocking, URL blocking or any other technical method (so long as the rights holders are happy with it) to block access to the torrent websites. Luckily, there are ways to bypass the ISP blocking of the five torrent sites for free. VPNs aren’t that expensive (some cost less than $US10 a month), but that’s still money you didn’t need to spend before. He thinks most people wouldn’t want to fork out money for a VPN.Īnd he may be right. It’s not illegal to use a VPN to access the blocked sites but the Village Roadshow co-chief executive Graham Burke doesn’t seem too concerned about that.

So is it legal for Australians to access the blocked websites locally? Let's find out.

it's incredibly easy to bypass any site-blocking implemented by ISPs. This was a result of court action taken by rights holders Foxtel and Village Roadshow in their desperate fight against piracy. Last week, the Federal Court of Australia ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to five major torrent websites. Is It Legal To Access ISP-Blocked Websites?
