UPDATED:  Sony Pictures NZ general manager said rights owners are working with ISPs for a smooth transition into the notice regime.

Illegal file sharing that infringes copyright can count towards an infringement notice unde the new Amendment Act from today. What the new law means for your business.

The government is leaning toward a three notice approach when dealing with copyright breaches, Minister of Commerce Simon Power said yesterday.

Mr Power released the cabinet paper outlining the basis of the new legislation yesterday, which will be introduced to Parliament early next year. This follows a review of s92A of the Copyright Act 1994. 

The main points of the proposal are:
Film studios or record labels - right holders - will be able to ask internet service providers (ISPs) to issue users that breach copyright laws with warnings.