Comments on: Webstock does politics http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/2008/webstock-does-politics/ Code for Freedom Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:04:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mark Harris http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/2008/webstock-does-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-1237 Mark Harris Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:51:13 +0000 http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/?p=126#comment-1237 Thanks for the link. As you may see from the first post, you're partly to blame for the blog ;-) It's only taken us 3 years, but now's as good a time as any. Bernard and Johnathan are right - the lack of due process and assumption of guilt are the worst parts and we can see a forerunner of ACTA in this legislation. Thanks for the link. As you may see from the first post, you’re partly to blame for the blog ;-) It’s only taken us 3 years, but now’s as good a time as any.

Bernard and Johnathan are right – the lack of due process and assumption of guilt are the worst parts and we can see a forerunner of ACTA in this legislation.

]]> By: Bernard Darnton http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/2008/webstock-does-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-1234 Bernard Darnton Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:02:17 +0000 http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/?p=126#comment-1234 I'm just the opposite of a pinko Chomsky-lover but I agree that you have to say your piece. The truly egregious thing about s92a is the assumption of guilt. Even people accused of the most awful crimes can't be punished until they're found guilty at trial. Assumption of innocence is a cornerstone of a civilised justice system. Anything else belongs back in the days of witch-burning. I’m just the opposite of a pinko Chomsky-lover but I agree that you have to say your piece.

The truly egregious thing about s92a is the assumption of guilt. Even people accused of the most awful crimes can’t be punished until they’re found guilty at trial. Assumption of innocence is a cornerstone of a civilised justice system. Anything else belongs back in the days of witch-burning.

]]> By: Jonathan Hunt http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/2008/webstock-does-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 Jonathan Hunt Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:09:47 +0000 http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/?p=126#comment-1233 Good on you for speaking out. I don't know whether I'm more concerned about the implications of Section 92a or the lack of due process and good faith in the decision making of the Government and specifically Hon. Judith Tizard. She either has a poor grasp of the issues or has specifically chosen to override the rights of ordinary New Zealanders in favour of corporate copyright holders. Good on you for speaking out. I don’t know whether I’m more concerned about the implications of Section 92a or the lack of due process and good faith in the decision making of the Government and specifically Hon. Judith Tizard. She either has a poor grasp of the issues or has specifically chosen to override the rights of ordinary New Zealanders in favour of corporate copyright holders.

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