The Law Society and lawyer Clive Elliott have come out to support a three strikes law saying that the punishment is no different than a driving penalty and that a punishment like this is not unusual. Meanwhile, Internet NZ has come out publicly against a three strikes law saying that disconnection is way out of line for the offense committed and that disconnection should be removed. […]
The provision that the suspended user is blacklisted from other ISPs is a lot like what is seen in France’s HADOPI run three strikes law. HADOPI, is currently mired in controversy and red tape and could possibly resort to mandating that spyware be installed on everyone’s computer to ensure innocence can be argued in court. How far things have fallen for HADOPI in a year since its passage, but HADOPI did effectively show how ineffective a three strikes law really is when it is put in to practice. In New Zealands case, it could easily be a case if making the same mistakes and expecting a different result should it decide to model itself after France and try a three strikes law in the first place.
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/90209/new-zealand-three-strikes-law-debate-heats-up/