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> Actually, it's not. There is no criminal copyright infringement in New Zealand. How does that work? New Zealand is a signatory to the Berne Convention and al
by mahranch 11y ago
> Actually, it's not. There is no criminal copyright infringement in New Zealand.
How does that work? New Zealand is a signatory to the Berne Convention and also to WIPO. That means they agree to hold similar copyright laws and protections.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIPO_Copyright_Treaty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIPO_Copyright_Treaty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention
- Hermel 11y agoAfaik, wipo and the berne convention do not require copyright infringent to be a crime. It can also be dealt with in civil law (as opposed to criminal law). As an example, breaching a contract is not a crime either in most cases.