Passport control at the checkout #NZcopyright
Channel: InternetNZ
Date: 2015-09-02

Imagine if you could not buy what you wanted at the supermarket, because of where you live? That's how some online services work, with access to content based on country-by-country copyright licences. We want to find a model that works with the openness of the Internet, and does not leave Kiwis at the back of the queue.

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Kiwis love watching films and TV as much as the rest of the world. We want to watch the same shows, at the same time as our friends on their 'OEs’

So why do we have to wait, plugging our ears at the water-cooler, avoiding social media for days, when we are perfectly willing to pay?

In New Zealand there are a number of channels where you can legitimately access online content. But why does a consumer in the US have more choice than a Kiwi, when we are supposed to be paying for the same product? 

Geo-blocking means that Kiwi consumers are prevented from buying some overseas goods online.

This is like going to a supermarket,loading up your trolley, then being told at the checkout you’re not allowed to buy why what you want, because you live in New Zealand.

Internet NZ supports sensible copyright law that protects content producers, and allows consumers a fair choice. We want all Kiwis, both home and overseas, to be able to watch up-to-the-minute entertainment, media and news.

We have an opportunity coming up in the next Copyright Act review to find a way that protects content producers and allows for digital innovation.