Comments on: Weightless economy? Yeah, right.

By: it.gen.nz » Blackout: Say no to Guilt upon Accusation

it.gen.nz » Blackout: Say no to Guilt upon Accusation — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:06:18 +0000

[...] twitter has gone black; so has 3news business’s. This isn’t just a few technology commentators, as the previous minister and former MP Judith Tizard said – this is mainstream media and [...]

By: NZ Copyright Act Section 92a | Rob the Geek

NZ Copyright Act Section 92a | Rob the Geek — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:08:10 +0000

[...] Weightless economy? Yeah, right – Colin Jackson [...]

By: Peter Lynch

Peter Lynch — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:48:15 +0000

Now/Not typo still not fixed ;)

By: Simon Lyall

Simon Lyall — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:07:12 +0000

One of the things I think people have missed is that accusations can be false ( or very dubious) and the ISP still has few options.

For example I can setup an anonymous email address and send a complaint and ISP saying that some random text or pictures on any website infringes my copyright.

So I can pick out a single sentence on the IRD website or Labour Party website and claim it infringes my copyright. Get 3 friends to do they same thing and they are gone.

I am sure that there are plenty of people who hate IRD , CYPS or Labour enough that they can find text on their website that matches something that person wrote 10 years ago.

By: Angus

Angus — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:56:13 +0000

Keep going, Colin. Just listened to the Podcast which ends with the host, Kathryn Ryan, reading out a statement from Judith Tizard saying it is all “Wild allegations” and “scaremongering”. Would have been nice to hear a response to that.

By: Parliament may kill our Internet | KnowIT

Parliament may kill our Internet | KnowIT — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:39:32 +0000

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By: colin

colin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:55:12 +0000

Miraz – you’re right, fixed, thanks.

By: Miraz Jordan

Miraz Jordan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:10:13 +0000

Thanks so much for this Colin. It’s a huge worry that this can even be considered here, and Tizard’s attitude is just reprehensible.

One nitpick: I presume there’s a typo in this bit: “…a record company which wrongly sued someone is not bitterly resisting,..”

Should that be *now* rather than *not*?

By: On the Gripping Hand » Section 92a - Who’s watching your bits?

On the Gripping Hand » Section 92a - Who’s watching your bits? — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:06:08 +0000

[...] Jackson was incredulously eloquent this morning on RNZ, talking to Kathryn Ryan (speaking notes on his blog) about the farce that is section 92a of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment, [...]

By: Mark Harris

Mark Harris — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:11:32 +0000

Good try. A pity no-one taped the meeting with Tizard – you could have just played her that ;-)

The one thing I think you missed was that this was all taken out in Select Committee and that Tizard put it back again after that was completed. Oh, well.