Guilty Upon Accusation becomes New Zealand law on 28th February.
new zealand, posted: 9-Jan-2009 10:54
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Next month, New Zealand is scheduled to implement Section 92 of the Copyright Amendment Act. The controversial act provides 'Guilt Upon Accusation,' which means that if any New Zealander is simply accused of copyright infringement he/she will be punished with summary Internet disconnection. Unlike most laws, this one has no appeal process and no punishment for false accusation, because they were removed after public consultation. The ISPs are up in arms and now artists are taking a stand for fair copyright.
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Next month, New Zealand is scheduled to implement Section 92 of the Copyright Amendment Act. The controversial act provides 'Guilt Upon Accusation,' which means that if any New Zealander is simply accused of copyright infringement he/she will be punished with summary Internet disconnection. Unlike most laws, this one has no appeal process and no punishment for false accusation, because they were removed after public consultation. The ISPs are up in arms and now artists are taking a stand for fair copyright.
More posts tagged s92a
More information
Other related posts:
Draconian copyright law: Section 92 a SCRAPPED
Section 92 - Public Demonstration
will new zealand extend copyright to 80 years after artist death?
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Comment by holloway, on 12-Jan-2009 17:27 , user id: 42152)
Thanks for helping spread the word Taniwha!