Copyright automatically applies (no registration required) to original works in the following categories:[4] Copyright does not apply to certain government works, such as Acts of Parliament, Regulations, Parliamentary debates, Court judgments and reports of Select Committees, Royal Commissions, Commissions of Inquiry, etc.
New Zealand's copyright term is largely consistent with other countries, and complies with the WIPO standard.
Here are some examples:[4] In October 2021, the New Zealand government reached a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
Moral rights give the author for instance the right to: In 2001,[8] the Ministry of Economic Development initiated a major review of copyright law, in light of new technologies, such as media in digital form and communications via the internet.
[9] These changes were influenced by media corporations and aligned organisations (RIANZ, APRA, Artists Alliance, NZSA, AIPA, NZIPP, etc.
), but opposed by New Zealand artists,[10] technology specialists,[11] ISPs,[12] businesses,[13] media commentators,[14] librarians[15] and members of the public.
[18] In February 2010, a Bill repealing section 92a of the Act was introduced to parliament, replacing it with a three notice regime for copyright infringement via file sharing.