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[News] Copyright Cartel Loses in New Zealand

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Kiwis reject wild west copyright cut-offs

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| NEW ZEALAND HAS REJECTED a controversial law which could have seen suspected 
| illegal file sharers disconnected from the Internet without trial or 
| evidence.  
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/482/1051482/kiwis-reject-wild-west-copyright-cut-offs

Draconian copyright law: Section 92 a SCRAPPED

http://coffee.geek.nz/draconian-copyright-law-section-92-scrapped.html


Recent:

Scoop: NZ Linux Community reject copyright law

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| New Zealand Linux Industry and Community reject guilt on accusation copyright
| laws Press release by LinuxChix NZ, Waikato Linux Users' Group and Wellington
| Linux Users' Group 11-March-2009
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| A new threat has emerged against Linux and other Open Source Software: New
| Zealand's new, ill-conceived copyright laws that pave the way for users to be
| disconnected on accusation of copyright infringement.
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http://coffee.geek.nz/scoop-nz-linux-community-reject-copyright-law.html


New Zealand copyright protest blockades parliament

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| The fight over the controversial amendments to New Zealand's copyright law is
| heating up.
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| Thursday at noon, some 120 protesters descended upon the parliament in the
| capital, Wellington, and handed over an e-petition against the amendments
| with over 12,000 signatories, and a traditional one with 148 names, to the
| United Future party leader Peter Dunne.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-270800.html


New Zealand Goes Black

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| The previous government in New Zealand enacted an amendment to the Copyright
| Act that required ISPs to have a policy to disconnect users after repeated
| accusations of infringement, over the objections of technologists.
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http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/02/new-zealand-goes-black.html
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