ISPs tread risky path with new rules on piracy
Internet service providers are struggling to deal with a new law requiring them to axe the internet connections of customers who "repeatedly" access pirated material. Section 92A of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act, passed last year, takes effect on February 28. It says ISPs will have to "reasonably implement" a policy to disconnect "in appropriate circumstances" the internet services of users who have repeatedly downloaded or uploaded infringing music, movies, games or other copyright material. ISPs will be required to act on accusations that a user is illegally accessing copyright material. The law has implications for companies and organisations providing internet access to a number of people. Section 92C of the act, saying ISPs must take down websites that contain copyright-infringing material, is already in force. The Telecommunications Carriers' Forum, representing companies such as Telecom, TelstraClear and Vodafone, has called the law "deeply flawed". TCF chief executive Ralph Chivers said the wording was vague. There was no detail on how to define or identify a repeat offender, or what was considered reasonable or appropriate. It also put the onus on private organisations to implement the law, with no protection against comeback from their customers or the copyright holders. "The ISPs basically shoulder all the legal risk for taking action."
Of all the dumb arsed things Judith Tizard did, putting this bullshit piece of legislation into action is her legacy of idiocy. It is so built in favour of the corporations over and above any protections for internet users it’s almost utterly unworkable. How come law as badly forged as this get passed? For many internet users in NZ this might be the first time they’ve even heard of this bloody thing.
Having lived outside NZ for the last 3 yr, I'm appalled at just how much ill thought out,repressive and just plain bad legislation has been passed recently.
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Surely a measure of a Governments worth is not how MUCH legislation it rams through Parliament, but how, what legislation it does table, is worthy, well considered and drafted and appropriate to the well being of the country and people therein.In the last 4 yrs, Labour have fallen far short and National are of with a hiss and a roar, fucking the place over as well! This internet bill is just another ill considered,worthless piece of shit, put forward and passed by internet illiterate hacks under bad advice and probably some hard corporate pressure. It's for crap legislation like this, that Labour deserved to get kicked out on their collective arses! (not that the Nats will be any better)
That woman can go hump her mattress for all I care. Stupid rushed laws that are coming in lately.....
ReplyDeleteAND i will add this to your toilet roll. No matter what gets in -nothing will change.
Well that's one way to eliminate the competition!
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