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Judith Tizard sez:

"It is not going to get us any further forward. While I understand the concern of internet users who think that their rights to free music and free films are threatened, the right is not to steal New Zealand music and film makers' work. The right to use the internet is a vital one, but libraries can provide it."

  The expected implementation of the law is: ISPs will disconnect apon accusation by a small group of rights holders.

Tizard still reckons we're protesting because we're criminals.

The blackout protest had nothing to do with any "right to free music" - it was the right to impartial review, evidence requirements, and, to a lesser extent, privacy.