Village Roadshow splurges on political donations during piracy debate
Village Roadshow has emerged as the largest single media donor in the last year, splurging $557,49 on the major parties in 2013-14.
The company has been lobbying the Federal Government heavily in recent years to crack down on internet piracy, which they claim is threatening their business model.
The company donated $329,919 to the Liberal party in multiple donations and made a single donation of $227,500 to the Australian Labor Party it was revealed today in political returns published by the Australian Electoral Commission.
The company has consistently demanded the Government enact legislation forcing internet providers to take steps to curb illegal downloads.
If Piracy is threatening their business model, then maybe it’s time to change their business model instead of wasting money trying to lobby Parliament.
The government parties can’t do a damn thing about piracy, it’s too adaptive for them to combat with their five year old mentalities.