Submission + - New Zealand kills the copyright bill
Jamie writes: "The New Zealand Government has decided to scrap a controversial part of the Copyright Act before it became law.
If passed, it would have required internet providers to cut off customers whenever there is an allegation they have breached copyright, most likely by illegally downloading music or movies.
Opponents of Section 92a are rejoicing after Prime Minister John Key announced this afternoon the bill in its current form would be scrapped, giving respite to the artists and musicians who pleaded their cases, the protesters who took to Parliament and the thousands of others who blacked out their websites and internet avatars in opposition to the bill."
