From: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10558256

5:30PM Monday Feb 23, 2009

Prime Minister John Key has announced the controversial Section 92A law, which has been widely condemned by internet users, is to be delayed.

It will go on hold until March 27 while work is carried out on a voluntary code of practice.

If no solution is reached by then it will be suspended.

If no agreement was reached then the section would be suspended, Mr Key said.

If a code was agreed to, there would be a review after six months to see if the law was working as it was intended.

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Earlier today political bloggers from all sides of the political fence took blogs down to protest Section 92A of the Copyright Act.

Some big name blogs took part. Public Address, Scoop, Kiwiblog, The Standard, No Right Turn, Frog Blog, Whale Oil, Not PC, No Minister, Just Left, The Hand Mirror, Roar Prawn, Policy Net, Kiwi Politico and a multitude of other sites including Scoop News, PublicAddress.Net, Throng, GeekZone, and Street Talk have shut their doors in protest.

Instead of their usual coverage, visitors to these sites will instead be pointed to the online petition organised by the Creative Freedom Foundation.

5.30pm is leaving the change to the last minute. But good news, but a delay is only the start. The law must be repealed.

Tags: Copyright, Internet, National Party

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