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Promoting Screen Content

The Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation was set up in 2009 to help promote screen copyright and all the good stuff it does. We work together with our member companies in the Film and TV industry to spread the word about the positive role copyright plays in helping to protect the broad spectrum of creative pursuits, businesses and over 50,000 people that work in the industry here in Australia.

Public

THE the TRUTH BEHIND THE EXCUSES!...They're just excuses.
New research revealed 3 out of 4 people – 72% - believe movie and TV piracy is stealing. But, they tell themselves they aren’t hurting anyone when in their heart of hearts they really know it is theft. It’s important to understand that every act of movie and TV theft is stealing and it has consequences. Watch the ad and have a listen to what people who work in the industry have to say about the impact.

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THE the TRUTH BEHIND THE EXCUSES!...They're just excuses.
New research revealed 3 out of 4 people – 72% - believe movie and TV piracy is stealing. But, they tell themselves they aren’t hurting anyone when in their heart of hearts they really know it is theft. It’s important to understand that every act of movie and TV theft is stealing and it has consequences. Watch the ad and have a listen to what people who work in the industry have to say about the impact.
Mike Selwyn
Mike Selwyn,
MD Paramount Pictures, talks about filming the movie Tomorrow, When the War Began and the importance of the film & TV industry in Australia, in relation to the new Accidental Pirate campaign
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz,
co-presenter of At the Movies on ABC TV, talks about the effects film and TV piracy has on the Australian industry as part of the Accidental Pirate campaign.
George Miller
Dr G. Miller (Director "Happy Feet", "Babe" and "Mad Max")
Dr. George Miller talks to us about what it took to bring "Happy Feet" to the big screen, and how piracy affects the more than 500 people who worked on the movie and others working in the film industry in Australia.
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton
Actor "The Square", "The Secret Life of Us"

Education

It's about choice!
This fully interactive program features a free on-line education resource for teachers with clear curriculum links, a series of youth events called "The Youth Challenge" and Seminars for teachers to assist in understanding more about Film and TV copyright. Fun and creative, this program helps teachers and students explore copyright issues with an emphasis on making informed personal choices.

Where can I access legitimate screen content online?|

Here are some places you can go to access legal, affordable and even free film and television shows online and on demand.


ABC iview – Let's you catch up on the best of ABC TV. Watch your favourite programs in full screen at a time that suits you. Most shows are available to watch for 14 days and new programs are added every day. To watch iview you need a fast internet connection.

Apple TV – Stream movie rentals or purchases from your iTunes library via Apple TV. It gives you instant access to the biggest Hollywood titles and new releases - often the same day that they are released on DVD. There's no limit to how many you can rent. Once you rent a title, you can watch it as many times as you want within a 48 hour period.

Apple iTunes Store – Rent or buy a large range of movies and television shows including new releases and catalogue movies. overing audio tracks, music videos, television programs & films.

AUSTAR AnyWhere – AUSTAR's new download and streaming to PC service. AUSTAR subscribers get free access to all of the channels on AUSTAR AnyWhere that match their subscription package.

Crackle – a free streaming site populated with Sony Pictures movies, TV series and short form original content. Genres include comedy, action, drama, sci-fi, horror. You can watch the content anywhere you happen to be - on your favourite video site, your television or your mobile device.

Fetch TV – provides the best free-to-air TV, the latest movies and teh most common web applications. You can access it through a set top box device via an internet account available through a number of Australian Internet Service Providers.

Fixplay – is an online catch-up service for Channel Nine TV. It's available to anyone who visits the website and provides free access to a wide range of programs and previous episodes of popular shows.

FOXTEL Service Xbox LIVE – Microsoft entered a partnership offering Australians a new way of receiving FOXTEL – over the internet and direct to television sets through Xbox 360's online service Xbox LIVE.

Freezone – iiNet - content portal free as part of their broadband subscription.

NineMSN Catch Up TV – covering download to own and streaming popular local and foreign TV shows and associated music

SBS On Demand – is a free online television channel which offers a wide range of content (drama, documentaries, news, radio, live sports) via a streaming service. The channel has a large back catalogue service which dates back two months prior to the current program schedule. It does not store live sports feeds on the website for later viewing.

Quickflix – is an Australian company that allows members to either stream movies or rent DVD movies which are sent via the post. Quickflix's streaming service, WatchNow enables PC or Mac owners in Australia with broadband the opportunity to stream unlimited movies from Hollywood's top studios.

Sony PlayStation Network – movie, music, games and TV downloads for hire or purchase supported by the Sony PS3 device

TiVO Caspa – licences in place to cover video on demand and streaming services available over the TiVO box

Telstra Bigpond Movies – provides video on demand and download to own of films and TV shows

Telstra T Box – set top box/ PVR provides HD FTA TV, Bigpond TV and YouTube videos including seven sports, news and music channels plus a library of on demand videos

Ten – Catch Up TV service

Xbox 360 – Microsoft's VOD service offering music, movies and TV shows over the Microsoft Xbox device plus the recently announced Foxtel-on-Xbox service

Xbox LIVE Zune Movies on Demand – Allows consumers to share the experience with up to seven friends through voice chat and Avatar integration on the TV screen

Yahoo Plus – Seven Catch-up TV

Latest News

Quickflix WatchNow movie streaming coming to Xbox 360 later this year. oAlready available on computers, TVs and the PS3, the streaming service will come to Xbox sometime in 2012. Angus Kidman, Gizmodo AU, April 30, 2012

YouTube launches movie rental service in Australia. Thousands of on-demand movie rentals have now been made available to Australians. Ben Grubb, smh.com.au. April 27, 2012

After Megaupload shuts; BTJunkie follows. Well known movie linking websites are closing down and cleaning up their acts after Megaupload raid. AAP ninemsn, February 7, 2012

The Perpetual War: Pirates and Creators. A New York Times opinion piece discusses the link between piracy and the negative impact on creativity. Eduardo Porter, NY Times, February 4, 2012

Australians overwhelmingly support local screen content: Screen Australian Research. Finds 91 per cent of people surveyed believed it was important that Australia has a film and television industry producing local content. if.com.au, 2 November 2011

BT ordered to block Newzbin2 filesharing site within 14 days. UK High Court supports movie studios by ordering the UK ISP block access to the site and any other IP address it attempts to use as an alternative. By Mark Sweeney, The Guardian, October 26, 2011

Progess in online piracy talks at the federal Attorney-General's Department. Internet and Entertainment sectors make strong start on reaching agreement to tackle online piracy at government convened meeting. By Andrew Colley, The Australian, September 27, 2011

How the Internet destroyed the market. Digital piracy, greedy tech firms are crushing the life and innovation out of films, music and newspapers. By Robert Levine, Today Online, Singapore, September 16, 2011

Piracy threatens thousands of jobs, but society still in denial, says study. Australians are in denial about movie theft, says new report. By Simon Canning, The Australian, September 12, 2011

$1 billion dollar pirates killing film in Australia. Almost 55 per cent of people who took part in a new survey admitted to participating in movie theft even though they knew it was hurting the local industry. By Vicky Roach, Daily Telegraph, September 12, 2011

Excuses, excuses. Simon Canning talks to IPAF CEO Gail Grant about piracy and why people do it. Video interview, The Australian Media, September 12, 2011

Loving the busiest time of her life. Claudia Karvan talks about why she is so passionate about movie and TV theft. By Elle Halliwell, Sunday Telegraph, September 12, 2011

ISPs hold the key to stopping piracy says IPAF. Research released by IPAF says 72 per cent of people surveyed would stop pirating movies and TV shows if they received a notice from their ISP. By Stephen Fennech, techguide, September 12, 2011

IPAF begins new anti-piracy campaign, releases consumer research. Research says the public blamed: the movie industry (for making too much money), the law (for not being clear) and society (for accepting the behaviour). By Brendan Swift, if.com.au, September 12, 2011

IPAF's 'truth behind excuses' hopes to curb piracy. Research says consumers believe ISPs are actively encouraging them to share and download illegal content. By Colin Delaney, encore, September 12, 2011

IPAF: Australian ISPs are 'actively encouraging' piracy. There are numerous reasons why pirates pirate, says research. By Justin Massoud, myce.com, September 13, 2011