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16 July 2009

Second time lucky for three strikes law

Peter Ollier, Hong Kong

New Zealand’s government is seeking feedback on new proposals to deal with repeat copyright infringers by cutting off their internet access

Section 92A of the country's Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act was due to come into effect on February 28 this year, but the government was forced to abandon the implementation of the section after a public campaign against the change and the failure of the ISPs and copyright owners to agree a way to put it into practice.




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