• Serial Copyright Infringers, Entirely Banned

    New Zealand parliament approves of new file sharing pirate law that would impose a 6 month internet ban along with hefty fines. Copyright lobbyist aren't satisfied though, they want worse punishment.
    The Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill, which allows for large files and six month Internet suspensions, has already passed its first reading in the New Zealand Parliament. However, according to copyright advocates, it doesn't go far enough. Instead of simply disconnecting repeat infringers, they are calling for a heavier punishment that would take people's right to Internet access away.
    One of the most radical proposals is that if the current draft is insufficient to deter serial infringers from downloading music and movies without consent from copyright holders, instead of simply suspending the account of infringers, it was suggested taking offenders’ right to Internet access away entirely.
    “This would remove uncertainty about how infringement notices are issued, clarifying whether copyright owners or ISP’s are responsible for dealing with issues where infringement notices are challenged, and removing restrictions on the Copyright Tribunal’s ability to award costs.”
    However, it looks like not all the copyrights sustainers see in the measure the best way to solve the problem. “A disconnection penalty is a response way out of line with the harm caused by infringing file sharing. People are using the Internet for a huge range of important economic and social tasks. Cutting off their accounts is akin to banning someone from using the postal system because they were caught posting copied music CDs”.


    Source: P2POn
    Comments 3 Comments
    1. brilman's Avatar
      brilman -
      How would you ban anyone from using the net
      I just don't see how it could be done
    1. duke0102's Avatar
      duke0102 -
      Quote Originally Posted by brilman View Post
      How would you ban anyone from using the net
      I just don't see how it could be done
      blacklist your name and address I would have thought
    1. brilman's Avatar
      brilman -
      Quote Originally Posted by duke0102 View Post

      blacklist your name and address I would have thought
      The address would hurt anyone living at that place and the name, well how many names can you come up with or people you know with internet access. Maybe it's just me but I can't see it being done