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	<title>The Copyright Law</title>
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	<description>Information about the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act</description>
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		<title>Does this law cover the use of online &#8220;file lockers&#8221; or downloading from YouTube?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe, but not for now. InternetNZ sought an official statement on this matter from the Ministry of Economic Development on this subject and was informed that the intention of the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 is to quell infringement occurring over peer-to-peer (&#8220;P2P&#8221;) protocols and networks like bittorrent or gnutella. This does not include video or music streaming, &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://thecopyrightlaw.org.nz/faqs/does-this-law-cover-the-use-of-online-file-lockers-or-downloading-from-youtube/</link>
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		<title>What is the Copyright (infringing file sharing) Amendment act?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new law states that it “provide rights owners with a special regime for taking enforcement action against people who infringe copyright through file sharing” It is quite specific because it only applies to infringing material which is uploaded or downloaded via file sharing applications or networks. There are two concepts there – first, the material has to be infringing. &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://thecopyrightlaw.org.nz/what-is-the-new-law-all-about/what-is-the-copyright-infringing-file-sharing-amendment-act/</link>
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		<title>What is copyright?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 – we’ll call it “the copyright amendments” for short – added new material to New Zealand’s copyright law. Copyright law has existed in New Zealand in some form or another since 1842. Back then, only book authors could have a copyright, or the right to make copies of their books. This right lasted 28 &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://thecopyrightlaw.org.nz/what-is-copyright/what-is-copyright/</link>
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		<title>Challenging notices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you receive a notice that alleges file infringing and you do not accept that you have done so, you can challenge the notice. The way to do this is explained in the notice, and involves you replying to the organisation that sent you the notice (your ISP) using whatever system they have. This may be by return email or &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://thecopyrightlaw.org.nz/your-rights-and-responsibilities/challenging-notices/</link>
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		<title>The Copyright Tribunal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have received the three notices set out under this regime, you can be taken to the Copyright Tribunal. The Tribunal is a government body that can determine whether the evidence that says you infringed copyright stacks up, and then impose penalties on you &#8212; of up to $15,000. Like other Tribunals the aim of it (compared with a &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://thecopyrightlaw.org.nz/your-rights-and-responsibilities/the-copyright-tribunal/</link>
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		<title>Untangle the Jargon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we talk about file sharing, there is often a lot of technical terms thrown around. Don’t let them put you off understanding what is involved in the law change. Here are some of the terms and their meanings. File sharing A method of sharing digital information such as music and video over the internet. Wi-fi A computer networking technology &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://thecopyrightlaw.org.nz/faqs/untangle-the-jargon/</link>
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		<title>Further Information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can find out more about NetSafe at www.netsafe.org.nz and about InternetNZ at www.internetnz.net.nz. The Copyright legislation is online at the Legislation website: Copyright Act 1994 at:  http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1994/0143/latest/DLM345634.html Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act (which details this regime) at: http://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2011/0011/latest/DLM2764312.html The regulations are at;  http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentTOC____46116.aspx The Government’s information website is located at:  http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/Page____46862.aspx You can find out more about this law, &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://thecopyrightlaw.org.nz/the-bill/further-information/</link>
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		<title>Contacts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to query a notice you’ve received, your first point of contact should be your ISP. If it all seems like something from another planet, then you can try ringing Netsafe first on 0508 NETSAFE (6387233) or send an email to help@thecopyrightlaw.org.nz, and they can advise you on what your options are. Be aware that you might receive &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://thecopyrightlaw.org.nz/about-us/contacts/</link>
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		<title>Who is behind this website?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This website is brought to you by NetSafe and InternetNZ, working with a range of ISPs and others. We prepared this website because we wanted to make sure there was an authoritative, credible source of information about how the new filesharing law works. All of the information here has been pulled together by InternetNZ and NetSafe staff and contractors, and &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://thecopyrightlaw.org.nz/about-us/who-is-behind-this-website/</link>
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		<title>Securing your Internet account</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are some basic steps you should take to secure your Internet connection, so that people can’t use it without you knowing. Besides making it less likely that other people will do infringing file sharing using your account, this will also prevent other people using your data allowance. If you only use cable connections to your broadband modem, you should &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://thecopyrightlaw.org.nz/your-rights-and-responsibilities/securing-your-internet-account/</link>
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