Comments on: If you don’t like the Copyright Act, join up! http://it.gen.nz/2008/10/10/if-you-dont-like-the-copyright-act-join-up/ Writings on technology and society from Wellington, New Zealand Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:57:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Peter http://it.gen.nz/2008/10/10/if-you-dont-like-the-copyright-act-join-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 Peter Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:10:26 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=280#comment-1337 The s92 issue is now covered at this website ... http://creativefreedom.org.nz/ This is a website of artists "against the removal of New Zealander's rights through proposed changes in Copyright law". The s92 issue is now covered at this website …
http://creativefreedom.org.nz/
This is a website of artists “against the removal of New Zealander’s rights through proposed changes in Copyright law”.

]]> By: colin http://it.gen.nz/2008/10/10/if-you-dont-like-the-copyright-act-join-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 colin Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:07:33 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=280#comment-1092 Question - the issue that ISPs cannot tell what you are doing and have little or no choice but to act in the face of accusations. Don't just listen to me, check out the joint press release by <a href="http://blog.internetnz.net.nz/?p=229" rel="nofollow">just about everybody.</a> Question – the issue that ISPs cannot tell what you are doing and have little or no choice but to act in the face of accusations. Don’t just listen to me, check out the joint press release by just about everybody.

]]> By: Question http://it.gen.nz/2008/10/10/if-you-dont-like-the-copyright-act-join-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1078 Question Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:06:46 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=280#comment-1078 Colin, are you sure? I checked the section again and it just doesn't seem to be saying what you say it does. Do you have a quote of the act that says what you're saying? Colin, are you sure? I checked the section again and it just doesn’t seem to be saying what you say it does. Do you have a quote of the act that says what you’re saying?

]]> By: colin http://it.gen.nz/2008/10/10/if-you-dont-like-the-copyright-act-join-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 colin Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:26:02 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=280#comment-1072 By making ISPs liable if they do not act in a timely way, and ISPs are not capable of judging whether a given activity is a copyright infringement or not. By making ISPs liable if they do not act in a timely way, and ISPs are not capable of judging whether a given activity is a copyright infringement or not.

]]> By: Question http://it.gen.nz/2008/10/10/if-you-dont-like-the-copyright-act-join-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Question Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:59:52 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=280#comment-1061 Colin Jackson: "The thing that’s got me really worked up, though, is the provision in the act that says that Internet Service Providers have to cut off your Internet access if you are accused – that’s accused, not convicted – of unlawfully infringing someone’s copyright." Colin, where in s92a does it say this? Colin Jackson: “The thing that’s got me really worked up, though, is the provision in the act that says that Internet Service Providers have to cut off your Internet access if you are accused – that’s accused, not convicted – of unlawfully infringing someone’s copyright.”

Colin, where in s92a does it say this?

]]> By: wow http://it.gen.nz/2008/10/10/if-you-dont-like-the-copyright-act-join-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 wow Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:08:35 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=280#comment-1055 On a lighter note, this story has also been picked up by NZs premiere baby blog. http://www.haveababyforyou.com Seriously though thanks for covering this and making noise. On a lighter note, this story has also been picked up by NZs premiere baby blog.

http://www.haveababyforyou.com

Seriously though thanks for covering this and making noise.

]]> By: Mark Harris http://it.gen.nz/2008/10/10/if-you-dont-like-the-copyright-act-join-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Mark Harris Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:20:32 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=280#comment-1051 Now at 206 members and climbing Now at 206 members and climbing

]]> By: DavidP http://it.gen.nz/2008/10/10/if-you-dont-like-the-copyright-act-join-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 DavidP Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:03:35 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=280#comment-1045 As we discussed on Thursday, I handled a bunch of copyright complaints made by the US motion picture enforcement crowd when I was running security for my Australian government employer. In no case were we able to confirm the allegations. Most of the time, the IP addresses they listed were for subnets that weren't allocated. When it was a valid IP address, we wouldn't find any evidence of P2P traffic in the logs or P2P software on the computer. After a while I just ignored them and their threats to prosecute us under some US law that didn't apply in foreign countries. I had enough to do without trying to work out why their forensics were so sloppy... And now I find that their word is law in New Zealand. As we discussed on Thursday, I handled a bunch of copyright complaints made by the US motion picture enforcement crowd when I was running security for my Australian government employer. In no case were we able to confirm the allegations. Most of the time, the IP addresses they listed were for subnets that weren’t allocated. When it was a valid IP address, we wouldn’t find any evidence of P2P traffic in the logs or P2P software on the computer. After a while I just ignored them and their threats to prosecute us under some US law that didn’t apply in foreign countries. I had enough to do without trying to work out why their forensics were so sloppy…

And now I find that their word is law in New Zealand.

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