Crap Copyright Amendment

**Mental Trousers** · 25th January 2009, 16:25

Copyright Amendment Act 2008, Section 92A

Now that we've gotten rid of Uncle Helen you'd think things would start improving, but no. Their influence will be felt for a long time yet unfortunately.

Section 92A of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 No 27 (as at 31 October 2008), Public Act says:

Internet service provider must have policy for terminating accounts of repeat infringers

An Internet service provider must adopt and reasonably implement a policy that provides for termination, in appropriate circumstances, of the account with that Internet service provider of a repeat infringer.
In subsection (1), repeat infringer means a person who repeatedly infringes the copyright in a work by using 1 or more of the Internet services of the Internet service provider to do a restricted act without the consent of the copyright owner.

Basically, it's saying that if anyone accuses you of repeatedly infringing on copyrights they can have you disconnected. No proof is needed and innocent until proven guilty is not applicable.

There are many, many people and organisations that are jumping up and down because of this soon to be enacted law.

From Stuff
The New Zealand Herald
LIANZA
Creative Freedom
The ISP's Assciation (ISPANZ) is busily spamming cabinet ministers - David Cunliffe, Reg Hammond, Douglas Webb and Government Committees
Some guy on geekzone
There's even a facebook section on it

EVERYBODY is at risk, all anyone has to do is accuse people and they lose their net connection.

Other than joining the fight, the next best thing you can do is protect yourself. There isn't anything that is 100% effective but easily the best way to stop this from happening to you is to stop nasty people from suspecting you download copyright material using programmes like PeerGuardian (Windows) and Moblock (linux)

*Original thread by Dargor was accidentally deleted ..... Sorry

**JMemonic** · 25th January 2009, 16:27

$200 per year to apria and thats the music issue sorted.

**Dave-** · 25th January 2009, 16:31

I think the problem is most people dont really know they're doing it.

I hope you all realise most images in your avatars or sigs is in breech of the copyright act.

guitar tabs are copyright work.

**Hitcher** · 25th January 2009, 16:38

Previous efforts to remind Kiwi Biker members of their legal responsibilities under copyright legislation have been met with contemptuous disdain.

Copyright is a complex issue and misunderstood by many. This new legislation helps not a jot, and was largely a knee jerk response to "protect" the recorded music industry.

**Hitcher** · 25th January 2009, 16:39

Originally Posted by Dave-

I hope you all realise most images in your avatars or sigs is in breech of the copyright act.

Not necessarily.

**Lias** · 25th January 2009, 18:23

Arrgh let them come.. I'll change ISP's every week if that's whats needed, but it will be a cold day in hell before they stop me pirating.

I've been pirating things since the days of 360k floppies and games on cassette, I sure ain't stopping now.

**spookytooth** · 25th January 2009, 18:36

Arrrr i like the cut of ya gib matey {in a piratey type accent}

**James Deuce** · 25th January 2009, 18:42

There's been a n00b posting scanned images out of a magazine over the last few days. There's no associated "uploaded with the kind permission of xxx publisher".

That kind of shiznit can cause all sorts of trouble for all of us. Opening the thread with the thumbnail of the magazine pages could easily be deemed in breach of copyright.

**Eddieb** · 25th January 2009, 19:02

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

Some guy on geekzone

'Some guy on Geekzone' is Mauricio Freitas, he is the creator/owner of Geekzone and is very involved in the IT industry.

**rainman** · 25th January 2009, 19:13

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

Now that we've gotten rid of Uncle Helen you'd think things would start improving, but no. Their influence will be felt for a long time yet unfortunately.

Who, the greatest living NZer?

This is indeed crap law, but do you really have any expectation that the Nacts wouldn't have done the same?

**SARGE** · 25th January 2009, 19:24

Originally Posted by Lias

Arrgh let them come.. I'll change ISP's every week if that's whats needed, but it will be a cold day in hell before they stop me pirating.

I've been pirating things since the days of 360k floppies and games on cassette, I sure ain't stopping now.

arrrgh matey...

i still have a copy of Dragons lair around here somewhere....

anyone know how to set up a proxy chain on a wireless router?..i can already connect via proxy when im mobile but not here at home