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Musicians, Artists, Busines Owners, Educations, Politicians speak out against section 92 of the new NZ copyright (new tech ) amendment act - in a series of videos.

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how the fuck can this happen?

the select committee removed the draconian section 92 from the amendment to the copyright act and all the "stake holders" agree.

and then, somehow, a supplementary order paper reinserts the fucked-up draconian clause at the *FINAL* reading of the act, and our parliament votes yes, and it becomes law

and then the minister in charge of this sorry episode says how dare we complain! that cabinet had alway intended to include "draconian" in the law.

an election happens, and we get a new government in new zealand.

we protest as loudly as we can, and our new prime minister agrees the law is draconian.

We achieve a delay to the draconian law.

and the ex-minister in charge of this crap law (who is now unemployed and not a member of parliament) says it's "childish" to protest against draconian laws.

and now here we are, 3 weeks out from the draconian section 92A becoming law.

how the fuck does this become the process by which laws are made?