LISNews: Library Futurists

The following announcement on the copyright situation in New Zealand was released today on NZ-Libs and is reprinted below with permission:

LIANZA welcomes the announcement by the Prime Minister that Section 92A of the Copyright Act is going to be repealed and that the Government proposes to introduce a much fairer copyright provision to prevent unlawful downloads from the Internet.

LIANZA reiterates its support for clear copyright law that strives to achieve a fair and equitable balance, for the ultimate benefit of authors and copyright owners, users of in-copyright works, and society as a whole.

LIANZA wishes to be involved in the formulation of any future law and is looking forward to working with other relevant parties in the sector to develop a fair and workable model.

We would be interested in hearing from other LIANZA members who would like to be involved in this process.

Glen Walker
President
LIANZA