Blackout

Speaking as someone who makes a living from selling intellectual propery, Section 92 of the Copyright Amendment Act provides nothing of value to the majority of New Zealand copyright holders. It creates a situation of guilt by accusation and in doing so endangers my business by exposing it to malicious accusations. Rather than using the courts, it places responsibility on ISP’s, who are ill equipped to make the necessary judgements.

This absurdly amateurish piece of legislation appears to be the result of lobbying by an industry that has forgotten how to be a business…

Update: the start date for this legislation has been delayed by a month….