New Zealand Halts Internet Copyright Law Changes

phobonetik writes "The New Zealand Prime Minister announced his Government will throw out the controversial Section 92A of the Copyright Amendment (New Technologies) Act and start again. The proposed law changes contained 'guilty upon accusation, without appeal' clauses and heavy compliance costs to ISPs and businesses. The changes were hours away from being signed but a series of online protests, a petition on Government grounds, as well as public rebuttal by a large ISP and by Google contributed to the Government changing course and respecting the wishes of the IT industry."

Re: Guilty Upon Accusation

[Anonymous Coward]

I know it's not easy but:
Australia != New Zealand

Yes, both places have been in the news over Internet law making recently but still...

Re:Democracy

[Swampash]

This (and other crazy laws which have been repealed) was passed by the left-wing Labour Party government, which got voted out in a landslide in December.

Re:Laws like this..

[hdparm]

It would be prudent to note that the proposal came from the previous (Labour) government, who were out of touch with reality on most other issues, too.

Re:Guys...

[corrie]

I don't know where you get that from. The law change in New Zealand is important to the country in the sense that the USA refuses to sign a free trade agreement with NZ if they don't have laws to support the DMCA.