Copyright Laws
and Copyright Protection
Copyright penalties vary from country to
country; however, the common purpose of these anti-copyright theft laws
is to protect valuable ideas and content-creating industries.
That effort benefits all people in creative industries - such as
filmmaking business - globally.
NZFACT investigators work closely with law enforcement authorities to
ensure that copyright is protected in New Zealand. NZFACT also works
with the Motion Picture Association and other industry anti-piracy
associations - for example, in the music, computer software and
computer games industries - in the effort to stamp out movie piracy and
other forms of copyright theft.
Government agencies, acting on information from NZFACT, and members of
the public, are continually identifying and raiding illegal
distributors and manufacturing labs across New Zealand. In 2006, a New
Zealand movie thief for the first time received a jail sentence.
Cinema employees also are becoming increasingly vigilant in looking out
for people copying films in cinemas with camcorders. These offenders
risk significant penalties, including equipment seizures and the laying
of criminal charges by the police.
And the New Zealand government has recently identified intellectual
property theft as a serious crime, with additional resources expected
to be allocated to cracking down on copyright thieves.
To report piracy
call 0800 copyright (0800 267-974) or go to www.stopmoviepiracy.co.nz
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