With only four days until the Guilt Upon Accusation law, Section 92A of the Copyright Act, is due to come into force the Creative Freedom Foundation (CFF) are highlighting statistics that paint a picture of what New Zealanders may face if the Government allows this law.

Statistics emerge around the Guilt Upon Accusation Law.. With only four days until the Guilt Upon Accusation law, Section 92A of the Copyright Act, is due to come into force the Creative Freedom Foundation (CFF) are highlighting statistics that paint a picture of what New Zealanders may face if the Government allows this law.

S92A was championed by former Labour MP Judith Tizard as a law that would cut off the internet of those "who might be breaking the law" without any due process – effectively removing New Zealander's fundamental right to being presumed innocent until proven guilty. Prime Minister John Key has aptly called this law "draconian".

3 News > Science-Tech > Story > Kiwi file-sharers to be 'presumed guilty' next monthSource: www.3news.co.nz"While copyright owners can take legal action against those Internet users engaging in infringing peer to peer file-sharing, it is difficult for them to identify any particular user. In addition, they would then have to take the users to court."    it's too hard to idntify who is breaking the law, so lets just punish anyone we want.    

Section 92A - "cut off anyone who *might* be breaking the law" | TheyWorkForYou.co.nz blogSource: blog.theyworkforyou....Minister Judith Tizard says: "yes it is easier for ISPs, Internet Service Providers, to cut off anyone who might be breaking the law, um, but you know, you can go to a library and use the Internet... "

Cleared: Jury decides that threat of global warming justifies breaking the law - Climate Change, EnvSource: www.independent.co.ukThe threat of global warming is so great that campaigners were justified in causing more than £35,000 worth of damage to a coal-fired power s