Letter to Parliament re Section 92

In response to the proposed Section 92 of the Copyright Amendment Act … feel free to write one of these yourself, it’s free!  Also, check out the NZ Creative Freedom Foundation.

Rt. Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Communications and Information Technology
Care of Distribution Services
Parliament Buildings
Wellington 6160

Dear Steven,

I am writing to you in urgency regarding the proposed Section 92 of the Copyright Amendment Act that assumes guilt upon accusation, forcing the termination of internet connections and websites without evidence, a fair trial, or punishment for false acusations of copyright infringement.

I work for a web development company and cannot let this “roll over” into law without voicing my protest. To know that any one of our clients, or indeed ourselves could be falsely accused without proof required and have our internet access terminated would have dire ramifications as our livelihoods and futures rely on providing these services.

I urge you to carefully consider the ramifications of the proposed Section 92 and speak out on behalf of myself and others who have contacted you regarding this.

I am available for further comment if required.

Yours Sincerely

Bob Brown
Web Developer
(my address)
Dunedin