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Stand up against “Guilt Upon Accusation” for New Zealand [ACTION]

Posted on by Dr Hitchcock

New Zealand's new Copyright Law presumes 'Guilt Upon Accusation' and will Cut Off Internet Connections without a trial. Join the black out protest against it!

http://creativefreedom.org.nz/blackout.html

Join The New Zealand Internet Blackout to protest against the Guilt Upon Accusation law ‘Section 92A‘ that calls for internet disconnection based on accusations of copyright infringement without a trial and without any evidence held up to court scrutiny. This is due to come into effect on February 28th unless immediate action is taken by the National Party.

Join thousands of New Zealanders already against this law by blacking out your Facebook photo, your websites, your Myspace pages, your Twitter account, in protest against this unjust new law that may come into effect on February 28.

Just use this image  (Right-click, Save-As) with the text:

“(your name) is blacked out: Stand up against “Guilt Upon Accusation” for New Zealandhttp://creativefreedom.org.nz/blackout.html “

New NZ copyright laws – are they fair?

Posted on by Dr Hitchcock

The New Zealand Government has passed a law which could result in people having their internet service cut by their ISP for being ACCUSED, not found guity, of breaching copyright. At the mo it’s gonna be law by the end of February 09. I don’t know heaps about this law but from what I do know I don’t agree.  I do think that current copyright laws have not kept up with culture and technology and that this is the issue that needs addressing.

Does anyone else have a good grasp on this issue?

Here is a whole bunch of links to help you try and get your head around what’s happening:

The new law change –  http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2008/0027/latest/DLM1122643.html
The Creative Freedom Foundation – http://www.creativefreedom.org.nz
Potenital alternative to existing copyright laws – http://www.creativecommons.org/

Discussion:
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/06/0351202&from=rss
http://www.plt1.com/1388/the-proposed-section-92-of-the-copyright-amendment-act-assumes-guilt-upon-accusation/
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/01/kiwis-rally-opposition-to-nz-copyright-bill.ars
http://patenthands.com/ph-blog/new-zealands-section-92-copyright-disconnection-policy/
http://coffee.geek.nz/tags/section-92.html

:: Dr H