Submission + - Government inquiry says Australians should bypass geo-blocks (abc.net.au)
solanum writes: We Australians are often resigned to paying more for goods shipped to this side of the world. The high Australian dollar in recent years has made buying over the internet from overseas very attractive, but this is frowned upon by many manufacturers. Now Federal MPs have suggested "that consumers find ways to lawfully evade technology that allows IT companies to charge up to twice as much for their products in Australia." Further, the parliamentary committee has gone so far as to suggest "reforms to the Competition and Consumer Act and the Copyright Act to remove barriers to competition, foster innovation, and ensure consumer rights are not lost in the transition to digital content". They found that we pay 42% more for Photoshop and 66% more for Microsoft products than elsewhere. Some sanity at last?
