Media Release: Tech Liberty welcomes planned Section 92A revision
New section 92A of Copyright Act does a far better job of balancing civil liberties and copyright enforcement. Commerce Minister Simon Power released a statement revealing an intended framework and...
View ArticleACTA: Bad for Civil Liberties
We've been writing about the ACTA (Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) treaty for a while. We believe that copyright law and enforcement will need to change but also believe that everyone should...
View ArticleLetter to Simon Power About Copyright Infringement
Tech Liberty was a co-signer on this letter to Simon Power about the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill. The three main areas covered by the letter and briefing are: Avoiding the...
View ArticleInternet Name Suppression Workshop
InternetNZ hosted a workshop about name suppression in the digital age. The following notes were made at the session. They give a general idea of what was discussed but should not be taken as...
View ArticleTaking down websites you don’t agree with
This is a post about the tactics used to take down a New Zealand website hosted in the the USA and what they mean for the Internet. (Update post.) The website Soon after the Christchurch quake, a...
View ArticleWebsite takedowns: a followup
We recently wrote about how an offensive website was taken offline by complaints. In particular, we talked about the tactics that were used to take them down and whether they were a good thing for the...
View ArticleKiwicon – The government is your friend
The government is your friend and wants you to be happy. This is the transcript of a speech given by Thomas Beagle at Kiwicon in Wellington on November 6th, 2011. Hi everybody. I'm Thomas Beagle from...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with the Communications (New Media) Bill and can it be fixed?
The Law Commission's proposed Communications (New Media) Bill (PDF) is the result of their report on Harmful Digital Communications. They are proposing: The creation of a new criminal offence that...
View ArticleRIANZ withdraws again and copyright notices insufficient
Three brief items about the Copyright Act and the Copyright Tribunal: 1. RIANZ withdraws from another defended hearing Another defended hearing was scheduled to go to the Copyright Tribunal this month...
View ArticleGovt proposes GCSB control over NZ communications in new TICS Bill
The government has announced two new Bills for reforming the GCSB and expanding their powers. The first is the GCSB and Related Legislation Amendment Bill (PDF) and the second is the Telecommunications...
View ArticleSubmission: Harmful Digital Communications Bill
Text of the Tech Liberty submission to the Justice and Electoral Select Committee concerning the Harmful Digital Communications Bill. (Or download PDF of original version with footnotes.) Summary We...
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