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caitlynsmygirl 
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 9:17am |
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Join The New Zealand Internet BlackOut to protest against a law called Section92A due on February 28th that calls for internet disconnection based on accusations of copyright infringement without a trial and without any evidence held up to court scrutiny.
Join thousands of New Zealanders already against this law by blacking out your Facebook photo, your websites, your Myspace pages, your Twitter account, in protest against this insane new law that may come into effect on February 28.
Just use this image (Right-click, Save-As) with the text:
(your name) is blacked out: Stand up against "Guilt Upon Accusation" for New Zealand http://creativefreedom.org.nz/blackout.html
Instructions for
* Blacking out FaceBook
* Blacking out MySpace
* Blacking out Website / Blog
* Blacking out Twitter
* Blacking out Bebo
Quite interesting
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IVFGirl1111
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 9:19am |
Sorry Im so confused I dont get it! Whats it for exactly? 
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caitlynsmygirl
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 9:29am |
heres a link
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Its not just downloading,its putting up articles from other sources etc etc .
(Technically, you're committing it by visiting most sites . When you view a webpage, a copy is downloaded to your computer's cache.)
The bigger issue is guilt upon accusation. EVEN if you're innocent, you can be accused of something and have your internet connection cut (or your favourite website taken down).
This is about the basis of our law: innocent until proven guilty and a fair trial.
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clover
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 10:02am |
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On a side topic, I read an article today that says when you joined Facebook you gave them copyright of anything you add to the site. So they are able to use any photographs or videos that you put on there however they wish and don't have to get your permission or pay you for it.
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 10:35am |
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Eek!! Really summerlamb?? That's scary!
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 10:55am |
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Yip, that is true about facebook. Most photosharing sites are the same e.g photobucket.
The biggest issue with facebook is that you actually can not delete your profile either as it remains their property.
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 11:21am |
I really don't like that, imagine all the images that they could use of people. you set your account to private, thinking only your friends will see your pictures yet they could plaster them all over the internet if they wished
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 12:13pm |
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That the reason why i'm not a memeber of face book. I just don't like that idea at all.
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Bobbie
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 12:15pm |
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Yep I'm blacked out. Lucky I only have two SN sites now. But Stephen Fry gave me the head's up this morning
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 12:24pm |
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Yeah but as soon as you open a window on the web you are the vunerable to anything on the net. Any photos you post on any site with your child naked or romping round with little clothes on can be used by paedophiles or the like. As soon as your on the net any of your info is someone elses.
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 1:50pm |
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I remember being told once in regards to emails not to put anything in them that you wouldn't put on a postcard. Prehaps that idea needs to be applied to more things.
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 1:53pm |
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Don't get paranoid about the Facebook rumours people...go in and read the Terms and conditions for yourself and you will find this:
Ownership; Proprietary Rights
Except for User Content and Applications/Connect Sites, all materials, content and trademarks on the Facebook Service are the property of Facebook and/or its licensors and are protected by all relevant IP laws and other proprietary rights (including copyright, trademark, trade dress and patent laws) and any other applicable laws. Without limiting the foregoing, FACEBOOK, the F LOGO, FB, FACE, POKE, THE WALL and 32665 and all related logos, are trademarks of Facebook. Except as expressly authorized by Facebook in writing, you agree not to use, sell, license, distribute, copy, publish, stream, publicly perform or display, transmit, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works or otherwise make unauthorized use of the materials, content or trademarks
The very first line actually states everything EXCEPT for user content is property of facebook....which is our photos etc...
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 1:53pm |
hmmm.... this is the first time I've heard of this. I could be missing something, but it looks to me like its being blown up totally out of proportion. I just went and read Section 92a on the Legislation website and it seems fairly reasonable. What it says is that ISPs must have a policy for terminating the accounts in appropriate circumstances of people who repeatedly infringe copyright. It doesn't say anywhere that they have to do it on an accustaion only, but telstraclear have apparently come out and said that they will do it on an accusation only and have been since Nov 2008 because its easier to just terminate the account than it is to investigate.
besides - what purpose will it serve to blackout your own stuff. Seems to me that the only one affected by that is you (i don't know because I don't have facebook or blogs etc)
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 1:54pm |
And just to add... if you choose to upload photos to the internet, they're obviously not that private.
Also, who would want to buy photos of you and your dunk mates?
 
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 3:50pm |
Apparently they have changed their terms and conditions, this site (like the consumer site) outlines the changes linky
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 4:11pm |
 Emily281 wrote:
besides - what purpose will it serve to blackout your own stuff. Seems to me that the only one affected by that is you (i don't know because I don't have facebook or blogs etc) |
It's a form of protest. People are only doing it until the end of the week.
The stuff about FB property ownership is a bit of a side-topic. It has nothing to do with the blackout movement.
ETA while my daughter is behaving (which won't be long lol) : The thing is because the copyright amendment requires ISP's to terminate accounts the burden of proof will be shifted to the user because let's face it, what business has time to accumulate a case against individuals.
The issue isn't the amendment itself but the logical conclusion of it which is that the user becomes guilty without trial.
It is essentially enabling the removal of a basic modern human right - internet access - while demonstrating a very poor understanding of how the internet actually works.
I don't have an issue with people who are infringing copyright being prosecuted but I don't believe that this amendment is the way to do it. It's like driftnet fishing for internet pirates (excuse the pun)
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caitlynsmygirl
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Posted: 17 February 2009 at 7:54pm |
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The other site im on explains it better, especially since the admin have been in meetings with lawyers etc about it .
Im protesting, (on Facebook )
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IVFGirl1111
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Posted: 18 February 2009 at 9:00am |
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So I am still in the dark about it all and not really understanding.
Are they trying to crack down on people that download illegal music etc?
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TTC 6 years
IVF it is
IVF/ICSI round one
10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN
IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs!
20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties
BFN
2 Frosties still in freezer thank god
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