Melanie Swalwell wrote: >> The minister, David Cunliffe, announced he would reconsider section 92 >> of the copyright act, but promised nothing on ACTA. > > Douglas or someone: save me wading through the legislation, would > you: what is section 92?
Ah yes, I was a bit lazy there. It says that ISPs have to delete their customers' stuff if that stuff might infringe copyright. They have to do that pretty much as soon as someone claims a breach of copyright -- there's no need for proof. It's new this year: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2008/0027/latest/DLM1122643.html This is not necessarily of direct interest to artists, but it would be to someone who, say, had an archive of abandoned games. It also shows how malleable the government can be in the face of complaints. Not that they've got much to lose, with 6 weeks to go. Douglas _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
