New Zealand bows to cartel demands
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- The way a small group of companies who answer only to their shareholders are allowed to continually waste valuable and irreplaceable government time and police and law enforcement resources is sickening and disheartening.
One of of several countries that are being more than just a little receptive is New Zealand, which is still trying to dance to the tune laid down by the corporate movie and music cartels.
With taxpayers footing the bill.
A massive and ongoing PR blitz has raised copyright infringement, an arcane commercial matter of absolutely no importance to anyone except legacy holders, to the level of major crime, which they call P2P piracy.
And now, when a global economic recession continues to challenge administrations everywhere, time and money is being thrown away on vested interest demands raised by Hollywood and the Big 4 record labels.
Earlier today, p2pnet quoted European commissioner for the information society and telecoms Vivian Reding Growing Internet piracy is a vote of no-confidence in existing business models and legal solutions and, should be a wake-up call for policy makers.
We went on, “Behind closed doors, movie and music industry lobbyists are still desperately trying to used their clients` immense wealth and political weight to force malleable politicians into adopting the corporate Three Strikes plan. Under it, alleged file sharers would be identified by ISPs and given three warnings to mend their ways before having their net connections cut off.”
Now, “Hostilities are expected to resume this week between internet advocates and the music and movie industries after the Government releases details of controversial changes to copyright law,” says the Dominion Post in New Zealand, continuing
“A working group of copyright experts convened by the Economic Development Ministry is expected to release its recommendations today or tomorrow on how to replace Section 92a of the Copyright Act, which was scrapped in March after a wave of protests.”
Section 92a was scuppered after the Creative Freedom Foundation co-ordinated a “blackout” campaign that saw protesters, including British actor Stephen Fry, replace their photos on networking sites with blacked-out rectangles, says the story, going on:
“Despite speculation of a division in Cabinet on the issue, the working group is expected to back a reworked Section 92a that would be more specific about how the extra-judicial termination policy should be applied. The recommendations were due to be released last week, but were delayed as Commerce Minister Simon Power was on leave.
“Sources say an independent arbiter will be empowered to rule on disputes. That may be the Copyright Tribunal, which would require new powers and legal protections.”
Stay tuned.
p2pnet - Net piracy a `vote of no-confidence`, July 13, 2009
Dominion Post – Round 2 in copyright fight, July 13, 2009
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July 13th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Obviously These entertainement parasites will keep trying until they are all dead.
So?