Internet Australia backs calls to end geoblocking as video-on-demand use increases

Local providers forced to secure more rights if circumventing geoblocking was legal, peak body claims

The peak body for internet users has thrown its weight behind calls to end geoblocking, as increasing use of legal video-on-demand services is revealed by new figures.

The Productivity Commission's recommendation that the federal government oppose the restriction of online content by territory in an effort to rebalance Australia's intellectual property system was met with widespread support on Friday.