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Draconian provisions in the amended Copyright Act – due to come into effect by the end of the year – effectively throw New Zealand’s ISPs under the bus.

New Zealand’s ICT community yesterday released a joint statement decrying the state of the amendments made to the Copyright Act, which effectively force them to become the “police” of the internet; a costly, and ultimately impossible goal.