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FAST Supports New Zealand's Three-Strikes Plan for File-Sharers

By soulxtc

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The UK's Federation Against Software Theft (FAST IiS) has given a "cautious welcome" to New Zealand's new copyright protection laws, which will terminate Internet access for repeat copyright infringers. FAST now appears to be promoting a similar system for use with UK broadband ISPs According to James Craig, Legal Counsel at FAST IiS, the proposal offers a possible option for the UK to follow: ?This is definitely something the UK can look at, albeit with tightly-defined definitions,? says James. ?At FAST IiS we favour a three strikes and you?re out policy," it says in a press release. "This allows a gradual build up of pressure on copyright infringers that ranges from notification of wrongdoing, possible reduction in bandwidth for a second offence, and termination of connection for persistent content thieves.? Section 92 of New Zealand's Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act, enacted this past April and set to take effect at the end of February, requires ISPs to act on "guilt upon accusation," disconnecting those users merely alleged of engaging in copyright infringement.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on January 13, 2009 (boomark / email).