After the Great Blend, Webstock, TV shows and Blackouts, it is a week to take a breather and reflect on the achievements and outcomes over the past week. Will we see the back of section 92A and what is Judith Tizard thinking? Russell Brown is chief blogger at publicaddress.net.
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Tech broadcaster Leo Laporte weighs into the Section 92a Copyright debate with some of the reasons why he is so concerned for New Zealand and other jurisdictions who may introduce overly onerous Copyright laws.
Along with high profile Tech commentators Stephen Fry and Cory Doctorow, Leo Laporte has blacked out his social media profile pics. Leo can be found netcasting at TWIT.TV. This interview was also broadcast on the Twit Live Network, you can find a downloadable video of this interview at OD.TV.
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MsBehaviour gives a roundup of all the action on and off the web during the Blackout protest against S92A of the Copyright Act in New Zealand. She reports that from small beginning’s at Kiwi Foo Camp the Blackout campaign has reached the far corners of the internet in less than 48 hours. All the show notes are up at theg33kshow.com.
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The Green Party have been opponents to Section 92A of the Copyright Act but how vocal have they been in fighting the amendment and do they intend on pressuring the government in the debating chamber? Green MP Metiria Turei explains the options open to the government to delay the Section coming into force on the 28th February.
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While playing Blackout Bingo Russell Brown explains that Section 92A of the Copyright Amendment Act is extraordinary in that no other jurisdiction in the world has implemented such extreme measures to enforce copyrights. But what can be done to prevent this legislation coming into effect on the 28th February? Russell Brown is chief blogger at publicaddress.net.
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Internet users worldwide have been changing their profile pictures on various social networking sites including Twitter, Facebook and MySpace to a plain black picture as a mark of their protest against a New Zealand law will give authorities power to cut internet connections.
High profile tweeters including Stephen Fry and Leo Laporte have joined the campaign. Geekzone’s Juha Saarinen explains why so many people in New Zealand and around the world are so angry about this legislation.
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