2009/3/11 Ronnie Collinson <notthinking@gmail.com>:
The best thing you can do to help is let people know what's going on;>
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> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Liz Quilty <liz@velofille.com> wrote:
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>> http://scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0903/S00121.htm
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>> Liz
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> What can we do to help, the cause. Maybe start a petition? Im sure I could
> get some support from student at the uni.
There's a massive worldwide push by the 'IP cartels' to push through
laws like this, and agreements such as ACTA. It's not just NZ
It's not going to 'only affect people who steal music or movies'.
There's a very large compliance cost for ISP's, and the definition of
ISP is very broad. It's going to cost everyone money to implement.Your
money, not the record companies.
There's also very few safeguards. No Judicial oversight, no penalty of
false accusations. No incentive for the record companies to make sure
of infringement before they go pointing the finger.
And it was passed in a very 'undemocratic' manner. It went through
select committee where some changes were suggested which would have
made it much fairer all round (no guilt by accusation alone, and
penalties for false accusations), but those changes were simply
'reverted' before it got passed into law. That's not how the system is
supposed to work, and every New Zealander should be disgusted at the
way this law was passed, even if they agree with the intent of it.
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