Copyright Amendment Bill

A period of public consultation followed. Several dozen submissions were received and the Bill went to Select Committee stage in mid-2007.

In April 2008, the Bill was passed. A copy of the Bill can be found at the following link:

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2006/0102-3/latest/DLM1122502.html

InternetNZ Position

InternetNZ regards the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act as a flawed law that fails to fully grasp the nature of "new technologies", such as the Internet and digital media.

See our 8 April 2008 media release for more information:

Media Release - InternetNZ sees Copyright Amendment Act as a missed opportunity

InternetNZ Activity

InternetNZ lodged a submission on the Copyright Amendment Bill in March 2007:

InternetNZ Copyright Submission

InternetNZ also held two workshops in 2007 to discuss matters relating to the Copyright Amendment Bill.

An archive of presentations given at the workshops indicates the range of activities undertaken and development of the InternetNZ position on the Bill.

Archive of workshop agendas and presentations