RIANZ stories
When good times go bad: Karaoke for a song nets jail term
Sat, 2nd Mar 2013
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piracy
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copyright
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rianz
Karaoke king in Rotorua jailed for copyright piracy, ending his tune-selling spree with a 4-month sentence and a fine.
New Zealand's Enterprise Tech Summary: Week ending Sat 2nd Feb 2013
Sat, 2nd Feb 2013
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firewalls
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breach prevention
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personal computing devices
Another exciting week has wrapped up here at NZET, Here's a summary of the news stories that were biggest in NZ this week.
The futility of RIANZ
Fri, 1st Feb 2013
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rianz
RIANZ's £250k battle yields a mere £600 fine, highlighting the failure of its outdated business model in the digital age. Time for change.
First copyright casualty in NZ
Thu, 31st Jan 2013
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copyright
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rianz
NZ's first copyright breach under new laws sees a user fined $616 for sharing Rihanna song, setting precedent for future cases.
Kiwi trio facing piracy probe
Tue, 4th Sep 2012
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rianz
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skynet
New Zealand internet users could face fines from the Copyright Tribunal after allegedly breaching the 'Skynet' copyright law.