There’s been a lot talked about copyright recently what it is, what it isn’t, and I want to use this post to examine what I think it is. A little potted history first. The idea of copyright arose initially in the 16th century with the advent of a new technology: the printing press. This was [...]
Well, sort of. Introduction of Section 92A has been delayed until 27 March, to allow the negotiating parties to sort the Code of Practice out. 3News has it here: Government delays introduction of controversial ‘S92A’ The government has called for a delay in the implementation of Section 92A, the controversial Copyright Amendment Act due to [...]
Michael Geist reports that : the next round of ACTA negotiations, which had been scheduled for next month in Morocco, has been delayed at the request of U.S. officials. While this does not signal a change in perspective on ACTA, the U.S. did want to provide incoming USTR officials time to review ACTA before continuing [...]
You may remember I posted last year on an interview Oliver Driver did with Chris Hocquard. He still doesn’t get it, in my opinion, despite the fact that he’s the director and sole shareholder in amplifer.co.nz and is well regarded in the industry. Last Thursday, he had a set to on 95Bfm (MP3) (where he’s [...]
Last year, when I first heard about ACTA, I submitted an OIA request to the Competition, Trade and Investment Branch of the MED for any information about ACTA in order to make a submission. I recorded the results, and my progress on a wiki as well as my final submission. I was extremely disappointed as [...]
From the Creative Freedom Foundation website: Public Demonstration In Wellington on the steps of Parliament on Thursday 19th at 12:30 with a petition handover at 1pm. This is a postive event where we will hand out hundreds of CDs and thank the politicans that support us – so please keep it friendly and polite. While [...]
There’s a wee snippet in the Briefings to Incoming Ministers regarding ACTA. Yes, I do read these things. Not for fun, you understand, but they’re always a good way to get an overview of what government agencies are working on and how they are constructed, especially when there’s a change of Government. The Beehive site [...]
We return you to your regular programme, after a summer hiatus that I wasn’t intending, actually. And what better way to get into 2009 than with some juicy leaked stuff! James Love, of Knowledge Ecology International, has just blogged some details from apparently leaked documents re ACTA http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2009/02/03/details-emerge-of-secret-acta/ It seems he has the outline and [...]