Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion

[Russell Brown <russb AT dubwise.co.nz>]

Title: Re: [Cc-nz] Copyright Bill introduced

Hmmm ... At first glance this looks like a major change in direction:

“amend the provision relating to technological protection measures---
so that the prohibition against the making, importing, hiring, and 
          selling of devices, services, or information designed to circumvent 
          "copy protection" be expanded to cover devices, services, or 
          information that circumvent technological protection measures that 
          protect all rights provided to copyright owners (including 
          communication, not just copying)”

And ...

“introduce an offence (carrying a sentence of a fine not exceeding $150,000 
  or a term of imprisonment of up to 5 years, or both) for commercial 
  dealing in devices, services, or information designed to circumvent 
 technological protection measures:”

What, like region-free DVD players?

The goes against the direction of previous MED discussion papers and I wonder if it’s a quid pro quo for the introduction of the format-shifting exception.

Might have to kick up a stink ...

Cheers,
RB




On 12/6/06 5:46 PM, "Brett Taylor" <brett AT webfroot.co.nz> wrote:

> There seems to be some pretty exciting things in here:
> * Legal to format-shift for private use - iPods no longer illegal!
> * Legal for ISPs to cache - yay!
> * ISPs are absolved of responsibility for infringment by their customers - yay! 
> * exemptions for decompiling and error correction of software -- O_O!!!  (is DRM a bug?)
>
> ...among other really good things, some of which look to be pretty well thought out.
>
> But it's also legalising DRM and ERMI, and other digital copyright protection mechanisms, and putting penalties in place for commercial infringment, which is nice, but I'm afraid that of what it will mean to the consumer... IANAL -- What should we do about this? 
>
> It also seems to outlaw Sky Digital in public bars...  but not in clubs or societies like the RSA... ?  I guess though, if you're a bar owner with Sky Digital, you're probably paying commercial rates anyway, not residental rates, and that probably comes with permission to perform these 'communications works' to punters on your premises. 
>
> It also prevents free-to-air programs being broadcast on cable tv without permission, which sucks for the consumers -- I hope everyone can get along if this gets through...
>
> There's probably heaps more in there... keep digging!  
>
> On 12/6/06, Mark Harris <anarchist AT tracs.co.nz> wrote:
> > The Copyright (New Technologies and Performers' Rights) Amendment Bill
> > (sponsored by Judith Tizard) was introduced to the House yesterday. I
> > have a PDF but I don't know if it's the appropriate protocol for this
> > list to attach it. If the list agrees, I'll forward it on. Otherwise 
> > email me for a copy.
> >
> > Sadly, the PDF is a scanned document, so you can't select text out of it
> > :-(  but a text copy is available at
> > http://www.knowledge-basket.co.nz/gpprint/docs/bills/20061021.txt
> >
> > I have yet to read it through but will post a commentary when I have
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > mark
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