An important positive aspect of the new law is that because of the
penalties people will be deterred from infringing copyrighted files. The
previous laws that were active in New Zealand were actually not achieving their
purpose of stopping people from illegally sharing digital files through the use
of peer to peer file sharing software on the internet.
However, currently the new
law that has been passed and it states that it “provides
rights owners with a special regime for taking enforcement action against
people who infringe copyright through file sharing”. The new law came into effect on the 1st
September 2011 repeals
and amends the Copyright Act 1994 detailing proper punishment for
disobeying the law and allowing copyrights owners to take action against New
Zealand residents that are sharing and downloading digital content without
their permission.
This new law is an improvement and is expected to reduce the amount of
illegal file sharing of digital files in New Zealand but while also respecting
the privacy of internet account holders. It has the potential to be an
effective way to discourage individuals from infringing files through file
sharing software.
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