Thread:Comments:Australian Federal Court orders ISPs to block copyright infringing sites/Effectiveness

I wonder if anybody has published research yet into the effectiveness of these blocks? We've been doing it in the UK for a little while now, but bypassing them is trivial. Site mirrors are everywhere, and the technologically adept (i.e. not me) can always use VPNs. That doesn't mean people will, however; some will give up remarkably easily, just as some will go to remarkable lengths to carry on as normal. I'm left deeply dissatisfied with the numbers game; how many are actually deterred?