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UPDATE

Internet Blackout NZ is thus far successful. We successfully delayed changes to Section 92A for 4 weeks! I expect, and we are all hopeful, that this will give the new government time to fully understand their #$@%-up, and dismiss the law change entirely.

The original post follows, and here is what drupal.geek.nz looked like during the week of February 16-23:

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It's a blackout!

In response to the proposal of the worlds harshest copyright infringement laws, many are protesting with a blackout. Not sure what my website used to look like?

Do you think it's fair that your internet can be disconnected if your provider suspects you might have downloaded copyright-infringing material, without proof?

How can you help?

• Visit CreativeFreedom.org.nz
• Write to your MP
• Put a banner on your website
• Blog about it
• Tweet about it
• Talk about it
• Ask what your ISP is doing to protest it
• Blackout your twitter/facebook/other avatar
• Blackout your website