New Zealand tries to revive 3 strikes law
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- The New Zealand government is still working hard — on behalf of the corporate movie and music cartels. And at taxpayer expense.
It’s trying to find another way to implement the now thoroughly sullied Three Strikes plan, the fact French efforts have just been shot down in flames notwithstanding.
The, “first administration to officially adopt the ‘law’ and the first to feel the wrath of its citizens as a direct consequence, is also trying to figure out another way to shaft the people who put it into office,” said p2pnet recently.
Section 92a of the law would have forced ISPs to terminate “repeat copyright infringer”, but was, “canned in March after opposition from critics who were concerned people could be cut off without proof of their guilt,” says stuff.co.nz, going on:
“”The Economic Development Ministry has set up a working group of intellectual property and internet law experts to develop policy proposals and questions for consultation with stakeholders over a three-week period from July.
“The ministry will seek Cabinet approval for its policy for dealing with online copyright infringement in August, and anticipates a bill will be drafted in September or October.”
In France, president Nicolas Sarkozy, “and the major movie studios and record labels have suffered a(nother) stinging defeat which is sure to reverberate not only in Europe, but also in North America,” said p2pnet.
France’s highest legal authority struck down a, “key provision of a contested Internet piracy law that set up a new state agency to cut off offenders from the web,” said Agence France-Presse, going on »»»
The ruling is an embarrassing setback for President Nicolas Sarkozy, who championed the adoption of the tough new legislation last month.
The Constitutional Council ruled that “free access to public communication services on line” was a human right, and that only a judge should have the power to strike an individual from the Internet.
Council members, who include former French presidents, based their ruling on the preamble to the French constitution, which lists freedom of communication and expression as a basic human right.
Of course, Sarkozy, too, will be trying to figure out another way to please the corporate entertainment industry.
Stay tuned.
June, 2009
shot down in flames – French 3 strikes law struck down. Again., June 10, 2009
p2pnet – New Zealand to re-jig ‘3 strikes’ law, May 1, 2009
stuff.co.nz – NZ copyright bill reborn, June 15, 2009
Agence France-Presse – Top French legal body blocks Internet piracy law, June 10, 2009
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June 15th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
That photo is a disgrace! You should know that the cartels always use at least $100 bills when buying politicians…
June 15th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
So, when this roulette wheel stops spinning, which country is going to be left for decent, normal thinking people to live in?
I was seriously considering New Zealand as emigration option. Laws like this (and governments that tickle the underbellies of the cartels) make my skin crawl and just make me stick a big fat red line through them.
June 17th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
We stopped these fascists in their tracks the 1 st time and we will do it again if need be.you will never stop bit torrent or p2p now,no point trying to shut the gate after the horse has bolted.i put up with nz tv stations breaking my favorite shows up so it takes two years to see a program i should have been able to watch over 6 months.They have only themselves to blame!.
As for the bullshit line the mpaa etc loses money-what a crock!i own 500 dvds now which i didnt when i started on bit torrent in 2003.i would never have purchased them if i hadnt copied them 1st as im not paying for shite.
The industry has done very well out of me. theres the money they got for my sony 70 inch 1080p t.v,my 46 inch lcd bravia in my bedroom,my p.s 3,46 inch toshiba rear projection in 2nd lounge,a 33 inch in my boys room,my 4 dvd players,2 video recorders,another blueray player,3 laptops my touch screen home computer,ps 2 and 1,psp-truck loads of games,phewww!.that lot cost me $50,000 .Now i work hard but i only have so much to spend on entertainment.if i dont want to sit in a crampped shitty theatre and pay way too much to be uncomfortable for two hours and put up with the clown throwing skittles from the back then that is what i choose to do.if they arent happy about falling box office returns then maybe its because i bought all this shit so i can enjoy MY media at home where i wont get searched like a criminal to do something as simple as watching a movie!.
You can stick the word “theft”on the end of all the organisations you want (nzfact)but copyright infringment is not theft,never was and never will be in the minds of ordinary people.Copying isnt theft as i didnt deprive you of anything,not even a lost sale,besides which i generally buy when the official dvd is released-im a real fan you see mpaa,i like the extra features,interviews etc.
The sooner the cretins in government stop pandering to these giant monopolies the better off the movie business will be.Or they can keep trying to censor the net,take away our rights,stiffle creativity and punish us with ridiculous fines or imprisonment for something that isnt the serious crime they make it out to be.i am not a terrorist,i am not a thief,i fly the nz flag at my house not the jolly roger so im not a pirate either!!.
national government-if you choose to criminalise people like me-you do so at your own peril,we will be silent no longer while you sell us out to the U.S.A