Copyright controversy in New Zealand
Posted by Steve Hull on Tuesday 17 February 2009 at 2:55pm
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The recent past has seen the erosion of the concept of fair dealing in the UK and elsewhere, but the latest proposal by the New Zealand government far exceeds what we have seen over here.
Fair dealing is the idea (known as fair use in the US) that it is permissible to quote from a copyright work under certain circumstances. A new law coming into effect on the 26th of February in New Zealand will, astonishingly, require the blocking or closing down of websites merely on the basis of an accusation of copyright infringement. For more details see the Creative Freedom Foundation.
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Comment posted by Naomi on 19 February 2009 at 9:07am
Of course, in the UK, providing the means for others to infringe copyright - is an infringement as well (secondary).
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Comment posted by Pink Phone on 24 February 2009 at 8:33am
I don’t see the need for panic for anyone who merely quotes from a copyrighted work, and uses the quoted material as content which is useful to the end-user. I think this legislation is merely to prevent blanket copying and provide an easy way to remove it.
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Comment posted by Leo Havemann on 25 February 2009 at 5:26pm
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Comment posted by Gavin on 17 February 2009 at 4:37pm
A friend of mine - a record & TV producer who moved to NZ 10 years ago - messaged me among others about this yesterday. The artistic/media community there are up in arms (understandably, in my opinion).