New Zealand OKs CD copying
p2pnet.net News:- New Zealand showed she can’t be pushed around when she banned the US murder game Manhunt.
Now her government has in effect told the Big Five labels to poke it, having introduced a ‘fair use’ clause into its 1994 Copyright Act that’ll allow people to transfer audio files for personal use by the middle of the year.
Naturally, the labels are screaming, claiming the proposal legalises piracy and will destroy their businesses.
"The so-called ‘format shifting’ exception for sound recordings is recommended in a review of the Copyright Act by the Economic Development Ministry," says Stuff here.
"The change would make it legal for someone who owns a legitimately obtained CD to make one copy for their own private use. Under the widely flouted current law, all copying, even that for personal listening, is banned. The Cabinet has agreed to the change, which could be introduced by the middle of this year, depending on the outcome of select committee hearings."
The New Zealand Recording Industry Association, which says more blank CDs are now sold in New Zealand than pre-recorded discs, is preparing make an official protest against the plan.
"It’s taking away people’s rights to earn a living, and that’s horrendous," Sony NZ managing director Michael Glading is quoted as saying.
But New Zealand isn’t alone in allowing people to make copies of material they’ve bought and paid for.
Canadians have been able to make copies for personal use for years.
On March 19, 1998, Part VIII of Canada’s Copyright Act dealing with private copying legalized, "copying of sound recordings of musical works onto audio recording media for the private use of the person who makes the copy (referred to as ‘private copying’)."
March 23rd, 2004 at 8:07 pm
and as Canadian I am continously vigilant for any assualt on that portion of our copyright act. After-all, I have to pay a levy on all blank media (basically) so that I can enjoy that right, in part anyways.
Nice accumulation of information on this site, but your site looks like a 12 year old put it together.
March 23rd, 2004 at 8:24 pm
Three cheers to the NZ government.
They finally do something right! I do object against levies on CD recordable media because I heavily rely on that stuff for my data backup regime and that stuff is mine and I should not have to pay copyright levies on that.
Sony would scream murder wouldn’t they. This is actually a significant decision because it will make it very difficult for the major labels to export music to NZ. I am assuming here that all labels will want to build copy protection into their CD’s but that would stop New Zealanders in their right to make a backup copy!
So what is going to happen? No more over priced Audio CD imports? Are we going to find a backup copy ready made in our jewelcase? (That would be cool, we can export those again
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How does Canada deal with copy protected CD’s as they are in conflict with Canadian laws?
March 24th, 2004 at 12:31 am
Yeeeeehaaarrr! Finally a government that ignores the recording industry. If only all governments would do the same.
March 24th, 2004 at 3:56 am
aside from the ? marks where apostrophies should be, i believe this to be a well concieved site. i find it easy to navigate. i dont know what you are looking for in a site, but i thought id lend my opinion like you did yours.
March 24th, 2004 at 4:07 pm
By way of an FYI – the ? for apostrophies is because I sometimes clip quotes from the original and forget, or don’t have time, to check for characters the ‘posting’ app doesn’t like. C heers! : )
March 24th, 2004 at 6:58 pm
heheheh, your a 12 yr old thats why you like it
March 25th, 2004 at 3:25 am
Can anyone tell me which Article in Canada’s Copyright Act allows ‘private copying’ ?
I couldn’t find it in http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-42/38519.html#rid-38539
Thanks,