Friday 5:39pm (12th June 2009)
French rule that copyright infringment no basis for disconnection..In further analysis of the French decision the NBR writes on the courts response that "exercising freedom of expression and communication, including that performed over the internet, is a prerequisite for democracy [...] Attacks on the exercise of this freedom must be necessary, appropriate and proportionate to the aim pursued," InternetNZ agree, adding that “New Zealand too has a strong assertion to individual freedom of expression and human rights. The French decision serves as a reminder that enacting such draconian copyright law is both disproportionate and unfit for purpose”
