Film and music companies have behaved in a "disgracefully hypocritical" way by lobbying politicians to change copyright laws instead of meeting consumer demands, according to a Labor MP.

Ed Husic, who launched a landmark inquiry into information technology price discrimination when Labor was in government, said he will raise concerns in Labor caucus about the Abbott government's proposal to allow rights holders to apply to block overseas websites hosting material that infringes copyright.

"The market should deal with this but instead they've had lobbyists crawl all over Canberra forcing change by government instead of doing the right thing by consumers," Mr Husic, the member for Chifley in NSW, told Fairfax Media. "It's disgracefully hypocritical that we've got the whole wheel of government turning to address industry interest on this rather than consumers' interests."

Australian consumers have been "fleeced" for years by entertainment companies, Mr Husic said.

"What they want to do is tackle illegal rip-offs while they undertake legal rip-offs. By that I mean they've been slow to meet consumer demand."

Mr Husic said that rather than increasing "red tape" and taking legal action, rights holders should focus on making their content available to Australians quickly and at a reasonable price.

The 2011 inquiry found many examples of online products - including music and movie downloads - that cost significantly more in Australia than other countries.

Mr Husic said he expects other colleagues to raise concerns when the issue is debated in Labor caucus.

"I don't think I'm Robinson Crusoe in this regard - there are others with concerns," he said.

Labor sources said that, despite Mr Husic's concerns, shadow cabinet is expected to back the Abbott government's site blocking legislation when Parliament resumes in May.

Telecommunications companies have cautiously supported the proposal, while warning that its effectiveness will be limited because blocked sites can quickly reappear at a new address.

Mr Husic's comments came as the peak telecommunications body, the Communications Alliance, released a final industry code on Wednesday aimed at driving down online piracy. The government had warned that it would introduce its own code if rights holders and telcos could not agree on a voluntary scheme.

The code, which will apply to customers of Australia's 70 largest internet service providers (ISPs), includes a "three strikes" notice scheme for repeat illicit downloaders. After three warnings, ISPs will provide details of alleged infringers to rights holders so they can take legal action against them.

This follows a landmark ruling on Tuesday in which the Federal Court ordered several Australian internet providers to hand over the identities of thousands of internet connections who downloaded the film Dallas Buyers Club.

Rights holders insist that they have made significant efforts to improve accessibility for Australian consumers since Mr Husic's inquiry in 2011. For example, the 2014 season of Game of Thrones was available at a premium for Foxtel subscribers hours after the program aired in the US and fans could legally download the full season a day later for $2.99 an episode.

Village Roadshow co-chairman Graham Burke said last year the company would release movies in Australia at the same time as they are released in the United States.

Music streaming services such as Spotify also allow users to access thousands of songs for around $12 a month.

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