We've long been of the view that the owners to the rights of TV programmes, movies and music are their own worst enemies and by acts of unadulterated stupidity almost force people into piracy, whether through greedy pricing or maddening distribution policies.
So we were very interested to read an article by Alex Malik on The Register headed TV show delays drive Oz viewers to distraction and sub-titled, Taking matters into their own hands.
Alex details how Australian TV viewers are increasingly turning to illegal downloads to see their favourite TV programmes when they want to see them - rather than wait months or years for Aussie broadcasters to put them out.
More.