Film companies back government crackdown on 'ill gotten gains' of online piracy

By Matthew Knott
Updated August 4 2014 - 11:08am, first published July 30 2014 - 6:09pm
Village Roadshow has backed government plans to force ISPs to reduce online piracy.
Village Roadshow has backed government plans to force ISPs to reduce online piracy.

The creative sector has praised federal government proposals to crack down on online piracy, saying illegal downloading threatens the viability of local film and music production.