Press Release – Electronic Frontier Foundation The TPP wants service providers to undertake the financial and administrative burdens of becoming copyright cops, serving a copyright maximalist agenda while disregarding the consequences for Internet freedom and innovation.
EFF on Leaked TPP IP Chapter – ISPs As Copyright Cops Read More »
Press Release – Internet NZ The ‘Fair Deal’ coalition is pleased to announce that LIANZA (the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) has joined the group’s ranks.
LIANZA joins Fair Deal Coalition Read More »
Article – Scoop News The New Zealand Herald reports that Internet law expert Judge David Harvey has stepped down from hearing the Megaupload extradition case:
Judge Steps Down In Kim Dotcom Case Read More »
Press Release – Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind The Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB) supports the launch of the Fair Deal cause to highlight the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its implications on copyright.
RNZFB supports a fair deal on copyright Read More »
Speech – New Zealand Labour Party About 7 or so years ago I was the head of the UN’s Humanitarian office in Jerusalem.
Article – Nethui Live Notes We don’t have to seek consensus, we don’t have to write the new © act, this is just about identifying issues that should be looked at in the review of the © Act so people at the appropriate time next year can take submissions and have that …
Nethui 2012: Copyright Plenary With David Farrar Read More »
Press Release – Internet Society The Internet Society welcomes the European Parliament’s rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) as a strong message in favour of open and transparent processes in negotiations dealing with policy issues pertaining to the Internet. The vote followed …
ISOC: Call for Open and International Dialogue for TPPA Read More »
Article – r2.co.nz NetHui brings together the many different sectors and communities with an interest in the Internet to discuss the hot issues, network with each other, and provide a fertile ground for collaboration.
Live Video: NetHui – 11 to 13 July 2012 Read More »
Article – Scoop News A recently-released briefing for the Minister of Communications and IT notes the economic importance of digital content creation and the concerns from from users that copyright laws “discourage the development of new digital content and innovation, …
Briefing to Minister Questions Copyright “Balance” Read More »
Press Release – Electronic Frontier Foundation The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced a new copyright proposal today for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. One part of the proposal is a “3-step test” that may restrict copyright exceptions like fair use.
Civil Society Groups on U.S. TPP Copyright Proposal Read More »
Press Release – InternetNZ InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) Policy Lead Susan Chalmers will speak on New Zealand’s three strikes copyright law before intellectual property negotiators for the Trans Pacific Partnership in Dallas today.
InternetNZ On Copyright Issues At Dallas TPP Discussions Read More »
Column – iPredict The 6000 traders on New Zealand’s online predictions market, iPredict, see a Liberal National Party win in Queensland as close to a dead cert with the party expected to win as many as 68 of the 89 seats in the State Parliament.
iPredict Ltd: Economic & Political Newsletter: 21 March 2012 Read More »
