Anti-piracy push will lead to higher music, movie prices, say economists Allan Fels, Henry Ergas

By Matthew Knott
Updated September 22 2014 - 10:13am, first published September 16 2014 - 10:43am
Economists say attempts to prevent piracy of programs such as <i>Game of Thrones</i> could backfire.
Economists say attempts to prevent piracy of programs such as <i>Game of Thrones</i> could backfire.

Australians would pay more to legally download music and movies under federal government proposals to tackle online piracy, with the vast bulk of the extra revenue flowing to overseas companies rather than the local production sector, according to two of the country's top economists.