It is administered by Intellectual Property Policy Unit of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

The copyright term is largely consistent with other countries, although it has not increased from 50 to 70 years as in Europe and the United States, and varies with the category of the work.

[3] These changes were influenced by media corporations and aligned organisations (RIANZ, APRA, Artists Alliance, NZSA, AIPA, NZIPP, etc.)

but opposed by New Zealand artists,[4] technology specialists,[5] ISPs,[6] businesses,[7] media commentators,[8] librarians[9] and members of the public.

[12] In February 2010, a Bill repealing s92a was introduced to parliament, replacing it with a three notice regime for copyright infringement via file sharing.