Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: The file-sharing bill, in reply to Danyl Mclauchlan,
I don’t know how it’ll work, but I suspect they will go after people seeding new or unreleased albums/blockbuster movies.
I suspect you're right. Mark Kneebone of IMNZ once told me they're aware of people seeding hundreds of albums 24/7. I'd expect they'll be the ones to get nastygrams.
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Hard News: The file-sharing bill, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
If a complainer knows their IP and outbound port and the NAT server has adequate logs, then it would be possible to trace the user. But the legislation is silent about logging and retaining this data – it only requires the user / IP mapping. So an ISP could, I think, comply by responding that an IP was in use by any of a whole tranche of users.
That’s a bit of a fail, isn’t it?
Actually, another one occurs. Lots of people now live in big Auckland CBD apartment buildings which provide internet service at a flat fee along with power, etc. I presume they're using NAT. In theory the landlord companies are ISPs. In practice ... good luck with that.
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This just in ...
NZFACT heralds enactment of
Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill
NZFACT welcomes the enactment of the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill following its second and third reading in Parliament last night. The bill will now go into effect on September 1, 2011.“We commend the Government and the Legislature for honouring their commitment to promoting and protecting the continued growth of New Zealand’s creative industries,” said NZFACT executive director Tony Eaton.
“The legislation enacted today will prove invaluable to our efforts to educate consumers about the value of intellectual property while at the same time deterring copyright infringement. We now look forward to its full implementation and to working with all sectors of the industry to make that happen.
The legislation, which was introduced on February 23, 2010 codifies the steps that internet service providers must take in cooperation with rights owners to address peer-to-peer copyright infringement occurring over their networks. Those steps include forwarding notices of infringements generated by rights owners to those customers and maintaining records of such activity. The legislation also provides for damage awards by the Copyright Tribunal and the possibility of account suspension under certain circumstances.
“On behalf of New Zealand’s film community, I applaud Minister Simon Power and his colleagues in government for their ongoing support, and for protecting our collective investment in the industry, which provides 22,000 jobs and contributes more than $2.5 billion to the country’s economy.” said New Zealand Film Commission Chief Executive Officer Graeme Mason.
“On a per capita basis, New Zealand has one of the highest rates of peer-to-peer infringement in the world. I’m pleased that New Zealand will now have some of the strongest legislative provisions in the world to help address that” said noted actor Temuera Morrison
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Hard News: The file-sharing bill, in reply to Sacha,
But, look over there..
I am not of conspiratorial mind, but I do think that has been an actual strategy this week.
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Hard News: The file-sharing bill, in reply to nzlemming,
And the comments at the end are priceless:
Tau HenareApril 14, 2011 at 12:50 pm
NIce article but i dunno about calling me eager for credibility.Fiona RaeApril 14, 2011 at 2:04 pm
The phrase was “creditably eager”. Not the same thingThat's m'girl!
Although they really need to change that "last comment first" thing.
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Up Front: Fairy-Tale Autopsies, in reply to Emma Hart,
And if a comment can be taken two ways? Check if it's actually an insult. "It sounds like you meant" or "Did you mean to say" are quite useful phrases.
Or even, "hey, if I get you right here, I'm a bit offended by that". That's good too.
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Hard News: The file-sharing bill, in reply to Sacha,
To comply with "free" trade agreements with the US, whose huge entertainment industry is pushing this into as many places as they can rather than change their business models
If we move to comply with anything like the American position in the TPPA talks, it will be time to head to the barricades, my friend. Because all the work, all the process that improved this bill, would be flushed down a big smelly toilet.
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Hard News: The file-sharing bill, in reply to Ben Gracewood,
I'd like to see the documents that show they've already tried this a number of times, and proven it to be unsuccessful, thus resulting in our need for a new law to cover a specific type of infringement on a specific platform.
The idea of a tribunal where those subject to complaints can challenge them was actually promoted by various Section 92A opponents. The copyright owners resisted it. Same with the schedule of fines, which was seen as a more reasonable remedy than termination.
The rights owners claim that the cost of action against individual infringers via the courts is untenable. The original S92A was their dream scenario -- they were going to be able to make the ISPs act as their agents and pay for the privilege of doing so.
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Hard News: The file-sharing bill, in reply to Juha Saarinen,
This isn't right from what I understand. The termination clause can be activated tomorrow, if the government chooses. There is also no provision for consultation and submissions before the OiC is issued.
Ta. Fixed.
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Shanks:
It’s important to note that file-sharing is actually an illegal activity.
No, it isn’t, you moron.
And this is a member of the select committee …