The US isn't the only nation with terrible copyright laws

[unixronin]

Move over, Joe Biden.  New Zealand just went you one better.  The NZ Parliament has rolled over for the RIANZ (the Kiwi equivalent of RIAA), and passed a harsh new copyright law.

Here in the US, the RIAA accuses people of content piracy and drags them into court all the time ... but they still have to prove their allegations in court.  (Though even the RIAA have recently acknowledged that perhaps sueing their own market perhaps might not have been the best business plan.)  But under New Zealand's Copyright Amendment Act 2008, Section 92A and 92C, you're guilty if accused — and if you're accused, your ISP (which, in New Zealand, now means ANYONE who provides you with Internet service) is required by the new law to cut off your Internet service.

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[house-pundit.livejournal.com]

Are jackboots and brown shirts copyrighted clothing designs?