R v Internet – Panel
R v Internet - Reality Intrudes After the morning tea break we came back to a panel discussion on the issues of contempt. Steven Price (media law expert) started off with a list of points and was a...
View ArticleR v Internet – Final Panel
Sinead Boucher - Group Online Editor, Fairfax Everything's changing very, very fast, no sooner do they get a handle on something then they have to rethink it. What we discuss today might be obsolete in...
View ArticleR v Internet – Summary
A summary of the main links to articles about the R v Internet seminar held in Wellington on December the 3rd. Tech Liberty summary of events: Session 1 - Chris Finlayson (Attorney General), Tony Smith...
View ArticleDIA revamps Internet filter Code of Practice
The Department of Internal Affairs have released a new version of the Code of Practice (PDF) for their proposed Internet filtering system, as well as the initial membership of the Independent Reference...
View ArticleInternet NZ rejects government internet filter
Internet NZ has released a position paper (PDF) that rejects the governments's planned internet filtering scheme. Jordan Carter, InternetNZ Policy Director: InternetNZ supports a safe environment for...
View ArticleInternet filtering – time to let it go?
It's been over 3 years since the Department of Internal Affairs started their internet censorship trials in New Zealand. Since then (data from June 29th 2010): They completed trials of the system...
View ArticleInternet Name Suppression Workshop
InternetNZ hosted a workshop about name suppression in the digital age. The following notes were made at the session. They give a general idea of what was discussed but should not be taken as...
View ArticleDefend the NZ internet
This week has seen the launch of two new groups dedicated to protecting the internet in New Zealand. Retake the Net The first is Retake the Net, which, in their own words: It's increasingly clear that...
View ArticleFilesharing: What does the law cover?
As is often the case with new laws there is not always a clear understanding of how it will be applied when it gets to real cases in court. Previously we've talked about the definition of an IPAP in...
View ArticleSurvey shows opposition to mandatory govt internet filter
InternetNZ has commissioned a survey of the public's thoughts about the government's internet filter. Some of the interesting results include: Very few people (only 9%) knew whether their ISP used the...
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