mikiem2
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18953353
"Internet piracy rates in New Zealand have halved since the introduction of the controversial "three strikes" rule, a record industry group has said."
Rianz sent out 2,766 infringement letters -- would like to send 5,000 per month -- so wants to cut its costs from the current fee of NZ$25 to about NZ$2... "The country's Economic Development Ministry is reviewing the fees. Telecoms companies have argued the cost should in fact be higher."
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Internet piracy rates in New Zealand have halved since the introduction of the controversial "three strikes" rule, a record industry group has said.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7318453/Four-in-10-Kiwis-still-flout-piracy-laws
Forty-one per cent of New Zealand internet users accessed such "copyright infringing services online" in February, compared to a global average of 28 per cent, it said.
TelstraClear said there were many legal uses of P2P including streaming music service Spotify and World of Warcraft, a popular computer game.
The submissions showed Telecom, TelstraClear and Vodafone each had one customer who had received a final "third strike" enforcement notice, which meant Rianz could have brought them in front of the Copyright Tribunal.
But all three enforcement notices have lapsed without Rianz taking action, meaning those internet users would be back on a clean sheet of "no strikes".
Rianz won't comment on why it hasn't taken action on those three offenders.
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