Internet_copyright_bill_passed_under_urgency

Question 1

Parliament has passed under urgency a controversial bill design to…?

Answer 1

Prevent illegal file sharing by internet users.

Question 2

The need to protect copyright material was recognized in..?

Answer 2

2008 (When the previous Labour government introduced legislation which would have allowed internet users to be disconnected for repeat infringements.

Question 3

Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill, was introduced in…?

Answer 3

February last year, (and went through a long and contentious select committee process)

Question 4

The bill allows copyright owners to send evidence of alleged infringements to ISPs, who then…?

Answer 4

Send up to three infringement notices to the account holder. (if the warnings are ignored, the copyright owner can take a claim to the Copyright Tribunal and the tribunal can make awards of up to $15,000 against the account holder.)

Question 5

There is provision in the bill which would allow a..?

Answer 5

Copyright holder to apply through a court for suspension of service, but it won’t come into force unless the Government considers the warning system isn’t effective.