In the wake of widespread online and physical protests at impending copyright legislation, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced a month's delay in the rules to give the industry time to come up with a workable solution.
Some 120 protesters descended upon New Zealand's Parliament today in Wellington to deliver petitions expressing concern over sections of the new Copyright Act which will force ISPs to disconnect customers who have allegedly infringed copyright.
2009 will force New Zealand's ISPs to come to grips with an amended Copyright Act, which includes a provision forcing them to disconnect customers who have allegedly infringed copyright.
We're not thinking outside the box enough on the problem of copyright criminality. I would like to propose a solution to that.
Termination of file-sharing internet users' accounts is coming up for New Zealanders again.
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