Judge David Harvey came in to speak at the latest NetSafe Spotlight meeting on Wednesday this week and his presentation on the topic of copyright and illegal downloaders provoked some lengthy debate amongst the 40 or so people who attended in our Auckland office and via video conference from Wellington.

You can watch the full presentation below (no Q&As sorry, we’ll be asking people for filming permission next time round):

The video last 38 minutes and should give you a good introduction to the history of copyright, the debate around the high profile Section 92A legislation and the challenges posed to copyright owners in the digital age where DRM and a paradigmatic shift in many business models is proving as controversial as the introduction of the printing press back in 1450.

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