New Zealand Government Rushes Through Controversial Anti-Piracy Law

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April 13, 2011
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The New Zealand government has surprised the public and even some MPs by moving to rush through its controversial 3 strikes-style legislation today. The new measures will allow for users to be disconnected from the Internet for up to 6 months, based on infringement claims from copyright holders.

In a surprise development, during the next few hours New Zealand’s government is to rush through legislation that will target Internet users who share copyrighted material online without rightsholder permission.

The Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill, which unanimously passed its first reading in Parliament in April 2010, will put in place a 3 strikes-style regime, whereby Internet service providers will be initially required to send warning letters to alleged infringers at the behest of rights holders.

New Zealand’s Copyright Tribunal will be empowered to rule on cases of alleged repeat infringement and will be given the authority to hand down fines up to a maximum of $15,000 ($11,733 US).

For repeat offenders, a six month period of Internet disconnection may be applied, a measure too far for Green MP Gareth Hughes who wasn’t even aware the Bill was coming up today.

”It really surprised me because we haven’t debated it since November,” he said.

Hughes later confirmed he would request an amendment to remove the suspension clause but a spokesperson for Commerce Minister Simon Power said it would be opposed. While the Greens are against disconnections, they supports the Bill in principle.

Today’s second reading of the Bill is being accompanied by a Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) which in part is aimed at clarifying burden of proof issues in a current clause.

According to intellectual property lawyer Rick Shera, the clause created a presumption in favour of copyright owners and the changes being considered remove the reference to the presumption of guilt being “conclusive”.

“I do act for a number of copyright owners, I can’t see why there is a need for a presumption, I mean if copyright owners are sure of their evidence then they would simply submit that evidence to the copyright tribunal,” Shera told NBR. “The tribunal is perfectly capable of weighing up whose evidence is better, that’s what tribunals do all the time.”

The Bill is expected to pass its third and final stage during the next few hours. The news is already causing protests on Twitter, where users are calling for a repeat of last year’s demonstrations.

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Anonymous

How a democracy can rush anything through parliament is a mystery. Clearly they are aware that the population (i.e. the voters) will not approve of this. Food for thought
- Anonymous
  
  Our government is currently rushing through bills to help Christchurch recover after the earthquakes that destroyed the CBD. Someone obviously thought they could rush this through now.
  
  I find it rather suspect that there is at least one MP that didn’t even know about it.
  - http://twitter.com/ynthrepic David Boulton
    
    Democracy? Where a house of representatives makes decisions for the rest of us? A small group of people most of us are totally unfamiliar with, with what little we know about them coming from the horses own mouth?
    Yeah, really democratic. I find it funny that despite technology like the internet, we don’t enlist the opinions of more people in the voting process. We stick to the confines of parliament, and give them the final word; despite internet “polling”.
    I look forward to the world’s first government that creates a system for voting on ALL ISSUES via the internet; where everyone can take part in the voting, regardless of who we’ve elected to steward our country.
    - http://disqus.com/ Rob8urcakes
      
      I look forward to a World where we have no Countries or any other stupid excuse to exploit our fellow Humans with imaginary concepts such as money and profit.
      
      We simply need to adapt to the fact that we’re now a World community, and if you’re a nasty, evil, profiteering asswipe then you goto jail because you aint good for our World community.
      
      So what’s the problem?
      “Make it so!!!”
  - http://twitter.com/ynthrepic David Boulton
    
    Democracy? Where a house of representatives makes decisions for the rest of us? A small group of people most of us are totally unfamiliar with, with what little we know about them coming from the horses own mouth?
    Yeah, really democratic. I find it funny that despite technology like the internet, we don’t enlist the opinions of more people in the voting process. We stick to the confines of parliament, and give them the final word; despite internet “polling”.
    I look forward to the world’s first government that creates a system for voting on ALL ISSUES via the internet; where everyone can take part in the voting, regardless of who we’ve elected to steward our country.
- Glowerous
  
  A Democracy is only a silent Dictatorship where the people have been brainwashed completely. What democratic country gives a damn about what the people actually think? The majority are slaves to their own governments ideals, afraid to lose what ‘privileges’ they have. A sense of freedom is a better alternative to a gulag, still, prison sentences (or the threat of them) is usually enough to deter the mass population from decent.
  
  Freedom my friend, is an illusion perpetuated by the elite to control the masses.
  - Jared Loughner
    
    Careful now, ‘telling it like it is’ has been illegal for a long time and the punishment is alienation and possible suicide/terrorist acts later in life.
  - Powerless Peasant
    
    Information is the catalyst, anger is the reaction.
    Revolution, muthafucka do you speak it???
  - Mohsinman99
    
    Well said…Truer words hath never been spoken.
  - Jay
    
    Freedom’s only an illusion to the dim witted. In America Obama is trying to spend and tax his way out of a recession, so the People went to the polls and kicked out some 60 members of the Democratic Party (the biggest shift in the House ever, I believe) for being irresponsible with the People’s money. The only reason Republicans didn’t take the Senate is because most of the Democratic Senators were not up for re-election. Expect another huge shift in 2012. When Republicans won the House, they won the governments’ ‘wallet’. Even now they’re tapping the brakes on spending – all because FREE people went to the polls and voted!
    
    Freedom isn’t some idealized Utopian term where we all run around naked, free, and oblivious in a sunny field of soft grass — it’s something you have to actively and consciously pursue. And in order to be free, you have to take advantage of and protect your freedoms – not just let it wash over you like a warm blanket (that you feel you’re entitled to – you’re not). Oh, and actually VOTE. Voting makes all the difference.
    
    Progressives in America want to limit freedom in exchange for governmental power. If you want to at least keep what freedoms you have, vote against the Progressive Party. Remember, Hitler and madmen throughout the ages wanted Socialism (a goal of Progressives) because it was the easiest way to control a population. As history has shown time an again – it works! But it’s no mystery. We understand it just fine – educating the rest of the world is hard, however, once Socialism takes root. So, just say NO to radical Progressivism. Vote Democrat if you want, but be smart enough to know what issues Progressives attach themselves to, and why. Unfortunately at the moment the Democratic Party in America is run by Progressive extremists whose “ends justify the means.” If you’re not frightened by this, you should be.
    - Guest
      
      Both parties contain extremists whose “ends justify the means”, and who desire to control and subjugate the population in their own way. This is true even for objectivist / economic libertarians, insofar as negative externalities are thrust upon the larger population in general at the expense of the few. It’s certainly true among the more fundamentalist fringe of the Republican party. Please stop assuming people whose values differ from your own are evil, just on the basis of a small but vocal minority.
      
      America is a right-center country, and has been for some time now. It’s not ideal in my opinion, but we haven’t gone to Hades in a handbasket either. Meanwhile, there are also plenty of left-center countries which are doing just fine without having turned into fascist socialist (whatever the heck that means) dictatorships where kittens are roasted alive and baby heads stuck on pikes.
      
      Oh, and, Godwin, you lose.
    - Guest
      
      Tell me about left center countries that have had strong growth over the last 20 years…
    - Myword
      
      Canada!
      
      Just so you know it takes less than 1 Canadian dollar to buy an American dollar… Our growth has always been either equal or better than the growth in the USA. During the last economic crisis, experts thought that Canada would suffer due to the adverse economic performance in the USA (Americans bought about 80% of what is being produced in Canada). Turns out they were wrong.
      
      A strongly regulated banking system kept us out of the recession. Rules improve business, deregulation only empowers the dishonest businessmen.
      
      The lesson is: Freedom for the people, rules for businesses! The entire opposite of the USA!
    - http://crashsuit.blogspot.com crashsuit
      
      Check it guys, Rush Limbaugh got a Disqus account under the name “Jay.” Far out.
    - Tater Salad
      
      1. Hitler hid under the guise of socialism. What he did was called fascism, which is in fact the opposite end of the spectrum.
      
      2. Ever notice how the people who tell you not to trust your government…are always either in that government, or trying to get into it? Yes, don’t rely on the government…but be very wary of those who presume to try and tell you government is bad, while RUNNING said government.
    - Asa
      
      Hitler didn’t hid under the guide of socialism, the name of his party contained that word because the meaning of words is flexible, and the Nazi’s where the most fervent anti-communists ever…
    - Scary Devil Monastery
      
      There is nothing about national “socialism” which is either nationalistic or socialistic. What the third reich was all about was kidnapping all sorts of words and twist them until they came out meaning straightforward fascism, scapegoatism and racism.
      
      Pure socialism is today most clearly seen in IP legislation and various state-sponsored monopolies. And lately, in bailoiut packages aggressively pursued by both GWB and Obama because large parts of the market would burn down if the key players weren’t being “rewarded” with bailouts for their incompetence.
    - Whatever
      
      What term best to describe this “Fox news item”, i mean propaganda:
      
      LOL
      
      Apart from what everybody already knows and said about Hitler you got some more wrong.
      
      - The democrats are more right than most right winged parties in Europe so you only have a right wing in the US. What you call progressives is actually “rightwing light edition”. (@Guest: Have to disagree with you on right-center. More like center of right. But do agree that there are extremists at every angle)
      - Educating the rest of the world ?. If you say Hitler is a socialist or communist and that is your education in the US you really need to improve your own education first.
      
      (Do you already have schools that replace science with faith as facts or hasn’t it come to that yet ? It isn’t called faith because it is based on facts.)
  - http://otester.myopenid.com/ PiRat
    
    Clearly the majorities are ok with what the governments around the world are doing otherwise they’d resist.
    
    Ignorance is not an excuse in a court of law, neither is it for not stopping out of control governments.
    
    Freedom only exists when you want it to, ie: willing to stand up for it.
    - http://twitter.com/ynthrepic David Boulton
      
      While that’s true, you can’t expect the ‘silent majority’ to do more than follow its leaders. Standing up for your freedoms is dangerous, and only a few people have the courage to do it – if the silent majority can not be persuaded to follow them, whether its fear or indoctrination, no amount of righteousness will make a difference. That’s why the most cohesive societies are ones in which the “majority” just goes with what ever is most scary to oppose.
  - http://www.google.com/profiles/108037014675127192334 Binary
    
    I agree with your comment, but the word is “dissent”.
    
    /grammarnazi
  - Subphonic
    
    Slaves? I live in my own house, drive my own car, go snowboarding on the weekends, and generally do what I want in my time outside of work. I work to build a career that will allow myself and future children to enjoy the freedoms of the democracy we live in. No one controls me, except me. Government isn’t perfect, but if you don’t suck at life you can live better than anyone else on this planet. STFUP and move to Antarctica if you want complete “freedom”.
    - Trespass
      
      You’ve drank the cool-aid. You really think we live in a democracy? Is that why we have had two presidents who won the popular vote, but lost the election in recent history. You will be allowed to own a home as long as it serves the government in some way, same with cars. More and more restrictions will come. Freedom is an illusion.
      
      America has been bought and sold for a long time now. Corporations and special interest groups are who really controls the country. A good example is this “ethynol” myth that it will SAVE the enviornment when it actually does more damage to cars and the environment than using gasoline without it. Special Interests…
    - Subphonic
      
      You’re right, I shouldn’t have used the word “Democracy”. By definition, there are no pure democracies in existence. Most of the time, the government’s decisions do not align with mine, but they are so disconnected from us that it doesn’t really matter. Sure, taxes affect how much money we keep, but no one controls what we do with it. Step outside, get in nature and tell me how strong government influence is. We are a species on this planet, no more, no less. People tend to focus on how government influences their lives, while taking for granted how amazing it is to say, travel 1,000+ miles in a day or share information with someone through a wireless device across the globe. Quit bitching and live a little.
      
      Also, I am very aware of special interests and what they do to our planet and the livelihood of all people. The way most governments are set up however, we have little to no influence unless we join a lobby or take office. Totally sucks, I know.
    - Trespass
      
      Getting out into nature is a great temporary distraction, but unfortunately you cannot stay out forever. Unless you end up like LOST or Gilligans Island. While you are out in nature, new laws are being made to invade your privacy even more, all in the name of Homeland Security. That “wireless device” is not without it’s drawbacks. We are becoming a very fascist country.
    - HellsTeeth
      
      Free? I drive too. Is that free? Car tax, tolls, VAT on fuel, carbon taxed cars,…
      Where do you snowboard? Is that area free? Is it private land that a rich elite owns or is it a national park (taken by the government)?
      Can you camp there or are there restrictions…can you hunt, fish, swim in the nude, light a fire to keep warm maybe? Where do you park your car when you go?
      Is it a ‘designated parking area’ or anywhere you feel like?
      Maybe you use diesel…did you make your own…? No, that’s illegal.
      
      You earn your money…are you in the high tax bracket? Do you lose 50% of your income to tax? That means for a five day week you spend two and half of them working for nothing to pay the government via what is actually just a legalized extortion racket (which the masses have become brainwashed to accept…or else go to prison). Even Robin Hood didn’t rob from ALL the rich.
      
      How many public referendums do you see a year? (None usually, you say!)
      Perhaps the people should be asked their views. We are talking about a publically elected body after all. Questions you might like to ask if you’re free:
      Should we send our future children to fight a war generated by governments? How much do we pay those wounded in the line of duty to their governments? What tax is actually fair to pay our government?
      How strange a concept a referendum is these days.
      That’s because we’ve been duped into thinking that they are for exceptional circumstances only, when in fact they are the very thoughts of the people (so we don’t hear of them, because we are not allowed the oportunity…because we don’t count. Except on ballot papers).
      
      You are one of the, usually, silent majority I presume. They’re the brainwashed Glowerous was alluding to. You know; the one’s that actually know they don’t have any real control at all, but like to think they have, and are afraid to voice any dissent for fear of reprisals so they go away for the weekend to hide behind an illusion of their own making.
      
      No, no one controls you sucker…you’re your own man (better than us? Your ego certainly thinks so).
      
      STFUP? what a joke. It’s realization which hurts the most.
  - http://www.facebook.com/sdguero Ryan Bray
    
    “Freedom my friend, is an illusion perpetuated by the elite to control the masses.”
    
    It isn’t just an illusion. Freedom is a feeling. It makes your shoulders feel lighter, you mind able to be at ease, and your heart beat more freely. I live in California, with an overbearing government (not as bad as NZ though), but I’m still able to do pretty much anything I want shy of drunk driving (man I wish I could drive drunk sometimes…;). I truly feel like a free man, or at least pretty close to it. I have spent time in the 3rd world, especially Mexico more recently, and there are a lot of places you can’t go and things you cannot do because it is simply not safe.
    
    What I’m saying is that its not perfect (democracy) but its the best thing I’ve tried when it comes to freedom.
    - HellsTeeth
      
      Don’t be fighting any imperfections you find in your not perfect democracy.
      You’ll do fine. They need people like you.
- Anonymous
  
  The U.K also rushed the Digital Economy Act through parliament during a “”wash up”" period.
  (((((
  The wash-up period is the last few days while a Parliament of the United Kingdom continues to sit after the Prime Minister has announced the date when Parliament will be dissolved so a general election can be held but before Parliament has been formally adjourned, prorogued or dissolved. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wash-up_period
  )))))
  
  There is a ray of hope in the U.K.
  Isp’s are currently acting in a High Court case, arguing that the DEA is not enforceable under EU law.
- Mike
  
  In what way do the voters get to approve or not approve? NZ does have a national election coming up in November, but by that time this will have largely been forgotten.
- guess
  
  can see a rush of sat broadband orders from companys outside NZ then :)
Him

i wonder who in the New Zealand government has been given the biggest ‘brown envelope’ by the entertainment industries to get this into law? it is obvious why this is being rushed through. the government didn’t want any opposition to the bill. if they haven’t informed all the politicians, what chance was there that the public would know? just as elsewhere, this government is totally ignoring the fact that they are elected by the people, to act for the people, not just for big business. i still dont understand why the world’s governments are not forcing the entertainment industries to join the 21st century with new business models, instead of changing laws to allow them to remain in the dark ages, and continuously penalizing the public, the customers, at the same time. why favour these particular industries over all others? why keep trying to hand complete control of the internet over to one section of industry?
- Dawg
  
  I think you answered your own question….Those big brown envelopes from the corporate suits allow usurpers to get their way -in a democracy or any other form of government.. Current technology trends are making recorded media cheaper and cheaper each year, they will slow this down as much as they possibly can to increase their profit margins.
- Whatever
  
  Also there is a bonus envelope for quick deciders that expires in a few days.
- http://disqus.com/ Rob8urcakes
  
  With thanks to the publishing of WikiLeaks’ USA cable communications a few months ago we know that many Country’s worldwide have been “diplomatically threatened” with severe trade sanctions by the Office of the US Trade Representative if that Country fails to implement new laws to protect so-called copyright infringement.
  
  The USA government is doing this to protect the movie and music etc industry in Hollywood who have paid US politicians billions of dollars to pass such laws.
  
  But WE filesharers run the internet and WE will act in defiance of such outdated, stupid attempts to smother true competition which are in reality holding back human development overall.
  
  They’re crazy. selfish fucktards whose time is OVER!!!
anonftw

This makes me hate being a New Zealander even more. Screw You John Keys! Screw you National! Time to move to a slightly less crappy country.
- US Dissident
  
  I know how you feel, I am an American, and I know this “Copyright control” disease has spread out from our borders. The entertainment industry here has the most to gain from this kind of control. Once they eliminate the competition (from file sharing) they will be able to gouge everyone on the whole planet for their stuff, and fill it with advertising that nobody even wants. Our leaders are selling us out also, and their reputation worldwide is growing worse by the day.
- Sdggs
  
  lol your a fucking doosh. fuck off, we dont want you here.
- Dfdf
  
  makes me hate to be a nz’er as well. as soon as i finish my studies im out of here.
  - Deanw
    
    dont forget to pay off your student loan before you go
  - Deanw
    
    dont forget to pay off your student loan before you go
  - Deanw
    
    dont forget to pay off your student loan before you go
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Meehaulomeara

might be part of the deal to get the “The Hobbit” filmed in NZ…..
- Freeagent88
  
  It started filming a few days back but I bet it has to do with nothing coming out before the release date
Meehaulomeara

might be part of the deal to get the “The Hobbit” filmed in NZ…..
Jaxar20

Er wasn’t this bill first brought in when Labour was in government? I remember looking at the first drafts and what it would mean for the provider I worked for at the time. One of the top tech guys said he could not confidently stand by the accuracy IP information they would be required to supply.
Jaxar20

Er wasn’t this bill first brought in when Labour was in government? I remember looking at the first drafts and what it would mean for the provider I worked for at the time. One of the top tech guys said he could not confidently stand by the accuracy IP information they would be required to supply.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Don-Dilly/1624894683 Don Dilly

The faster the yanks get rid of obama the better as it is he and his cronies ramming ACTA down everyone’s throats
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_PXX4S66KOUIGIKTTIMV3CBGO7Y Colin
  
  Won’t make any difference who’s in the White House or controls the Senate & Congress. Big content has bought both parties. However American vote, they will still get government of the people, by the bent politicians for the corrupt plutocrats.
  - US Dissident
    
    As others have said, Democracy in America is all bought and paid for by the wealthy. The two party system serves to keep the population divided into two diametrically opposed camps. these two groups exhaust themselves fighting each other but in the end only cancel each other out. This prevents change from ever really occurring while the illusion of freedom, (the power to change things) always exists. The people who are wealthy want it this way, it gives them control, and why should they want anything to change? They are at the top of the heap, things cannot get any better for them so change is a threat to them.
- Anonymous
  
  Then we would get even more Republican trouble. Which is already too much.. And Fox News would grow larger and larger, ’till they are able to build giant mind control towers.
  - Whatever
    
    Who would have thought the US would be the one having the Yuri unit.
    - Anonymous
      
      You play Command and Conquer… The versions before the evil copywrong company EA took over. YAY!
- Anonymous
  
  Then we would get even more Republican trouble. Which is already too much.. And Fox News would grow larger and larger, ’till they are able to build giant mind control towers.
- http://disqus.com/ Rob8urcakes
  
  It’s nothing to do with Obama you silly Dilly, it’s all to do with the MAFIAA/Hollywood society of billionaires and the occasional trillionaire shitting some “lobby cash” to politicians.
  
  It works like this -
  “You stand for election.
  We pay your campaign expenses.
  You get elected.
  You do what we want.”
  
  MAFIAA uses the money we gave them through our rip-off purchases to to do this with as many “target candidates” as economically possible – then you dummies VOTE for them without knowing what the real agenda is.
  
  It’s called democracy in the USA – but everywhere else it’s called plutocracy.
  Get it now?
  *thumbsup
http://www.facebook.com/people/Don-Dilly/1624894683 Don Dilly

The faster the yanks get rid of obama the better as it is he and his cronies ramming ACTA down everyone’s throats
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Dawg

I think you answered your own question….Those big brown envelopes from the corporate suits allow usurpers to get their way -in a democracy or any other form of government.. Current technology trends are making recorded media cheaper and cheaper each year, they will slow this down as much as they possibly can to increase their profit margins.
Tommy Iz

Please Anonymous, take up this battle as part of Operation Payback it would mean a lot to the people of New Zealand.
- Deepcover100
  
  Hell Yes DO IT!!!
  The (Bee)Hive has angered the Hive!!!
  There is no doubt American corporate interests are behind this, same as Petrobas exploring deep-sea drilling of the coast of NZ.
  When the sh1t hits the fan I know who I will be holding responsible…..
REVELUCION

If this law is not withdrawn in the next 24 hours, I will perform a rainbow hat hack that will cause every computer attached to a public network to shut down indefinetly, and then i will superblue a code to the russian nuclear warhead located in Hiinat to level the beehive.

Formally, Charlie Sheen
REVELUCION

If this law is not withdrawn in the next 24 hours, I will perform a rainbow hat hack that will cause every computer attached to a public network to shut down indefinetly, and then i will superblue a code to the russian nuclear warhead located in Hiinat to level the beehive.

Formally, Charlie Sheen
TGP

The bill is going through right now – live stream direct from parliament here:
http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/AboutParl/SeeHear/PTV/
guest

so twisted that they are doing this in the early morning
- TGP
  
  late into the evening actually – nearly 9pm here.
  - guest
    
    so that means… I’M FROM THE FUTURE!
    - Gabe
      
      Well actually we are +12 GMT so we’re from the future, everywhere.
    - Anonymous
      
      Pass us the lottery results then so we can get winning tickets 12 hours prior.
TGP

And here’s the relevant part of the bill about to be passed into law:
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2010/0119/latest/DLM2764327.html
Mak

This is currently being debated live in New Zealand Parliament. Looking like it will be passed very shortly. Stream: http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/AboutParl/SeeHear/PTV/
Dave davidson

Hey, are you sick of laws like this?
Do you want to fight back?
View the image below to see how
http://img33.imageshack.us/i/1302683870029.jpg/
- Anonymous
  
  Anonymous has been busy then with LOICs armed and ready to fire.
  
  I dont blame them when it is not like anyone got a voice this time.
Bradell2368

Watching right now. Just pissing in the wind. YOU will NEVER stop file sharing EVER… Turn off your internet. then hell people will mail each other hard drives………. TPB Forever Bitches………..
TGP

2nd reading of the bill just passed :(
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http://thegift73.wordpress.com/ TheGift73

Politicians are unbelievably corrupt these days. Just goes to show that the money the corporations have can easily sway a government to create laws that will benefit the corporations only and not the people.
Wgfri

RAGE. IMMA CHARGING MAH LAZER
Anonymous

Great so now anyone faking data of copyright infringement can now got someone booted off the Internet and also left with a large fine. Slip one fake in the middle of one hundred valid would be easy.

Then let us not forget wireless hacking, hacker’s proxy, viruses and bots, then to top it off problem children.

Passed now and they will be dealing with problems and legal conflict for years ahead.

If only we had those NZ MP’s IPs for some sweet infringement revenge.
Quest

Another USA puppet state start use USA written copyright laws. MAFIAA= RIAA, MPAA, IFPI will rule world country after country they fall under USA puppet states.
guest

third reading passed. watching this from canada scares me. i’v always thought that new zealand, australia and canada were pretty immune to this bullshit. but to see freedoms so easily brushed aside by a corporation is just sickening. people died for these freedoms. maybe not for the internet but still. makes me sad and enraged
NZGuest

as a new zealander what would be the safest way to continue pirating?
to be fair in the past i have used the “it will never happen to me” rule but now i see that in order for me to continue downloading tv shows, movies and music via p2p i need to sort my sh*t out and become anonymous.

I know it is impossible to be 100% anonymous but suggestions?

I hear VPNs seedboxs peerblock. what works?
- A598068
  
  seedboxes and VPNs, I guess
- http://disqus.com/ Rob8urcakes
  
  Our good friend and frequent TF commenter FrostyC recently posted a short list of ways with links to get around these crazy proposals guys – check ‘em out at his awfully helpful post (with truncated links I can’t copy via Disqus) here …
  
  http://torrentfreak.com/riaa-lobbyist-turned-judge-backpedals-on-bittorrent-cases-110408/#comment-181136108
  
  Don’t let these stupid politicians fuck you over because they’ve swallowed the so-called “content industry’s” bullshit of lost profits etc. This is a war that WE will win guys, because the internet is OURS and our kids future too.
  
  These profiteering industries are needed no longer thanks to the internet – and this is merely their dying throes at attempting to drag one more breath from our oxygen.
  
  Fuck ‘em. Let them die, and let the artists flourish and become profitable in their own right without these industry leeches.
- http://disqus.com/ Rob8urcakes
  
  Our good friend and frequent TF commenter FrostyC recently posted a short list of ways with links to get around these crazy proposals guys – check ‘em out at his awfully helpful post (with truncated links I can’t copy via Disqus) here …
  
  http://torrentfreak.com/riaa-lobbyist-turned-judge-backpedals-on-bittorrent-cases-110408/#comment-181136108
  
  Don’t let these stupid politicians fuck you over because they’ve swallowed the so-called “content industry’s” bullshit of lost profits etc. This is a war that WE will win guys, because the internet is OURS and our kids future too.
  
  These profiteering industries are needed no longer thanks to the internet – and this is merely their dying throes at attempting to drag one more breath from our oxygen.
  
  Fuck ‘em. Let them die, and let the artists flourish and become profitable in their own right without these industry leeches.
- http://disqus.com/ Rob8urcakes
  
  Our good friend and frequent TF commenter FrostyC recently posted a short list of ways with links to get around these crazy proposals guys – check ‘em out at his awfully helpful post (with truncated links I can’t copy via Disqus) here …
  
  http://torrentfreak.com/riaa-lobbyist-turned-judge-backpedals-on-bittorrent-cases-110408/#comment-181136108
  
  Don’t let these stupid politicians fuck you over because they’ve swallowed the so-called “content industry’s” bullshit of lost profits etc. This is a war that WE will win guys, because the internet is OURS and our kids future too.
  
  These profiteering industries are needed no longer thanks to the internet – and this is merely their dying throes at attempting to drag one more breath from our oxygen.
  
  Fuck ‘em. Let them die, and let the artists flourish and become profitable in their own right without these industry leeches.
- Scary Devil Monastery
  
  VPN basically. Use any reputable VPN and this law will have no chance of affecting you.
http://www.facebook.com/jordan.kratz Jordan Kratz

3 strikes and the government is out instead
ilikelamb

hhhmmm australia wont be far behind then
- Anonymous
  
  You’re scaring me. Really, you are.
- Donotreply
  
  Was my second thought as soon as I saw this bill being passed in NZ (first were those similar to Violated0′s post above giving a detailed answer to “why it simply won’t work”).
  
  Once again I am left with disappointment as another Government has put the $ of corporations over the freedoms of a countries citizens (right to use the net unmolested, presumption of innocence until proven guilty, etc.).
anonymous

More money for VPN companies and US friendly countries them. It would be funny if the world’s internet traffic starting to go through N.Korea and Cuba.
- Anonymous
  
  Or China. I’d rather have the Great Firewall than this sort of crap.
Anonymous

Wow, tell me thats not the crazies thing you ever heard! Can you imagine?

http://www.total-privacy.it.tc
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http://www.ivpn.net Hattie

I decided to not entrust my ISP to all my Internet activity in April last year when this bill was first read. A year after signing up for http://www.ivpn.net and I’ve totally forgotten was it must be like to surf naked! I hope these VPN companies flourish against these draconian laws.
Jovialau

This is no more than the suppression of freedom of speech!Call it whatever else you will!
SOSNZ

It’s an interesting coincidence that this is suddenly occuring around 3 weeks since the, so far, longest closed discussion on ACTA was held. – there was an open one too but I’m not sure if it would have any effect other than creating more awareness.
louche

Yeah, there’s a fairly strong perception that the government is only doing this to placate the American trade negotiators.
So were’re not corrupt in ourselves, just following a government that is brought by big business.
Yay much.
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Indy

If the law is just, the rush to pass it without debate should be unnecessary.
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Idiocracy

Spoof the IP adress of the NZ govemental servers :D they will get shut of after strike 3 woehahaha
Jigsy

Democracy – A filler for textbooks, and nothing more.
Anonymous

Internet file sharing had been a problem cause too many people are doing it. They can make up laws for it and yeah, it may make it difficult to down shit of the internet but they can never fully stop it. And yes piracy is bad(that’s what the man says). So what everybody else is doing it. Who hasn’t downloaded anything from the internet.

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RIAAtarded

funny there is trouble with unemployment, economy in the toilet, medical wait times, the homeless etc.. Real issues and this is what they decide to rush through? They should be ashamed of themselves that this is even considered a priority.
Robert-larch

What a corrupt bunch of Muthafuckers!.Got my VPN all ready to go BIATCHIS,catch me now!!
Fukmafiaa

Latest news does reveal that USA goverment have pressured and threaten New Zealand Government months to add 3 strikes-style legislation. Not big suprise is also that USA deadline day was 13/04/2011 to last day that New Zealand had to add new law. Whole law is USA written law and behind scenes USA do pressure all countries goverments to add new copuright laws. There are many other cases Spain, Sweden and many other countries. That guy who called those countries USA puppet states is totally right.
- http://disqus.com/ Rob8urcakes
  
  Got a link to that news please?
  - N Sdf
    
    yeah man, i would be keen to read ur source
Robert-larch

And even if you could catch me,you really think i’d pay even 1 cent ??!.I’d sell all my shit for a dollar before that happens!.Keep pushing ASSHOLES and someone will do a Guy Fawkes on your corrupt asses!
http://www.facebook.com/jordan.kratz Jordan Kratz

MAFIAA takes advantage of the disaster to push this krap through.
Fukmafiaa

Those who want avoid 3 strikes simply start use VPN or start do direct downloading or use streaming sites. All guys who country do use 3-strikes here is simple ways to neutralize and make 3-strikes totally useless. Read this article…

http://torrentfreak.com/six-ways-file-sharers-will-neutralize-3-strikes-100102/

http://torrentfreak.com/how-file-sharers-will-bypass-uks-anti-piracy-act-100412/
- http://disqus.com/ Rob8urcakes
  
  Our good friend and frequent TF commenter FrostyC recently posted a short list of ways with links to get around these crazy proposals guys – check ‘em out at his awfully helpful post (with truncated links I can’t copy via Disqus) here …
  
  http://torrentfreak.com/riaa-lobbyist-turned-judge-backpedals-on-bittorrent-cases-110408/#comment-181136108
  
  Don’t let these stupid politicians fuck you over because they’ve swallowed the so-called “content industry’s” bullshit of lost profits etc. This is a war that WE will win guys, because the internet is OURS and our kids future too.
  
  These profiteering industries are needed no longer thanks to the internet – and this is merely their dying throes at attempting to drag one more breath from our oxygen.
  
  Fuck ‘em. Let them die, and let the artists flourish and become profitable in their own right without these industry leeches.
bastetx

Fukmafiaa is absolutely right, nz is a puppett of most countries especially the US and China.
The most distressing thing about this affair is the way the national government pushed the legislation thru; via the emergency powers given to it via the christchurch earthquake troubles, it should show you how rotten our national government is.
Dont forget: The national government is exactly like the democrats in the US, they would sell their own mothers’ if they thought it would make a dollar…
- shanfla
  
  wrong. it’s the rethuglicans in the US that would sell their mother’s for a quick tax free buck.
Foff

Didn’t this law work in France? Aren’t all the artists and Movie studios moving to france because of this scary law that instantly stops all pirating? Haven’t cd and dvd sales in France gone through the roof because no one is pirating? If the answer to these questions is not yes then what the f#ck is their purpose?
Foff

Didn’t this law work in France? Aren’t all the artists and Movie studios moving to france because of this scary law that instantly stops all pirating? Haven’t cd and dvd sales in France gone through the roof because no one is pirating? If the answer to these questions is not yes then what the f#ck is their purpose?
MooMan

Am i living in a different New Zealand or something?
It doesnt matter this is coming in, we have 2 strikes anyway. Take it to court and say your wireless was hacked, no wireless network is 100% secure. Will judges even understand the concept?
Who is even policing this? I doubt they have the resources and if more money is spent on anything but ChCh then people will get angry.

This is scaremongering. What New Zealanders are best at.
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http://profiles.google.com/livingcropcircle Emmett Brown

While the Greens are against disconnections, they supports the Bill in principle.

Oy!
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Snorkie

people in new zealand (and australia) should wake up and take back their freedom
Qjohn key faggot

What a hole this country has become, useless people in power making useless decisions. Whoever sees this as a priority, suck my mother fucking dick – you cannot stop us. YOU WILL PAY.
Sdggs

hey can someone please suggest the best seedbox or vpn now that this has happened for me to use?
http://disqus.com/ Rob8urcakes

I’ve just sent the following message to
http://newzealand.govt.nz/about/feedback

But if you prefer, they also have -
Postal Address:
newzealand.govt.nz Manager
Department of Internal Affairs
P O Box 10-526
Wellington 6143

“It’s come to my attention your Country has capitulated to the United States’ Trade Representatives vicious threats of sanctions against your people.

I urge you to stand firm and please abrogate these new laws implemented in the name of the People of New Zealand regarding the vicious attacks upon your populace to cease freedom of speech simply because someone tries 3 times to share a copy of Bugs Bunny via the internet with a Member of their family or whoever.

These laws and measures to decrease so-called copyright infringement is an abuse of basic Human Rights in the 21st Century given our improvements in worldwide communications, and to inflict such harm on your populace is unhelpful to human development overall.

Please revoke these laws at your earliest opportunity to save the well-being of your communities and society.

Sincerely,

A concerned citizen of the European Union”

Hope this helps you guys in NZ.
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Rpdumpem

I wonder if they will start sending out fake infringement notices just to scare people?
- Mad As Hell
  
  Why wouldn’t they. There is NO provision in this law to apply any sanction against mischievous citing of “illegal downloading”. I watched the live debate on their TV channel. For the most part the MPs showed themselves as bumbling baffoons, with no appreciation of what they were doing. It was thoroughly embarrassing. I now question the ability of those individuals to make any Law on any subject whatsoever.
Rpdumpem

I wonder if they will start sending out fake infringement notices just to scare people?
Dodacky

Every one spoof your IP and John Keys to get him cut off :)
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