The Pirate Bay is among the numerous torrent websites targeted for shutdown in Australia. Media companies such as Foxtel and Roadshow films are pushing to block these websites that promote piracy in the country. The Copyright Amendment Bill passed in 2015 is being utilized for the cause.
Eric Artrip, the representing lawyer for plaintiff said they both side agreed to a money settlement. Amount of money will not be disclosed to the public due to a confidential agreement. The lawsuit involves, a teenager who was used by a school worker as bait to catch a teen sexual assaulter in the act at a bathroom in Sparkman Middle.
A January 2018 release date was finally set for the sequel of Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi thriller currently dubbed as Blade Runner 2 which experts said could be a positive factor for the film. Filming is set to begin in July while speculations continue to surface regarding the second film's plot.