Report of the Legal & Regulatory Affairs Committee 30/08/03
Version 1.0 : 22 August 2003
For: Council on 29 August 2003
Status: Public
The Committee has met once face to face in Auckland on 7 August and has also had considerable e-mail discussion on current issues.
WORK PLAN FOR YEAR:
The following areas of work were identified as key foci for the Committee, with each given an importance rating and a person to be the major resource in that area. This has been updated since the Committee meeting
| Issue | Priority | Major Resource |
| Spam | High | David Harris |
| Cyberlaw | Medium | Rep on Mgmt Cmte |
| Domain Name Disputes | Low (as now with NZOC) | Rick Shera |
| Digital Copyright | High | Rick Shera |
| Patent Law | Medium | Jim Higgins |
| Legislation Watch | High | Pete Macaulay |
| Pro-active lobbying | High | David Farrar |
| Monthly Newsletter | Medium/High | TBA |
| Issues Ringbinder for Govt | Low | TBA |
| Emerging Issues | As needed | Rick Shera |
| Terrorism Bill | Medium | David Farrar |
| Telco Cmsn Submission | Medium | Keith Davidson |
SPAM:
David Harris' paper was discussed and commended as a first class resource.
A paper by David Farrar was also approved, including recommending to Council establishment of Spam Taskforce. David Farrar as Chair, David Harris as Deputy Chair. Rick Shera agreed to be a member. Decided other members for Taskforce would be sought after considering skills needed.
DET PATENT:
Committee confirmed this was an appropriate issue for us to stay involved with. Happy in principle for us to provide an organisational home to an action group on this issue as long as no expenditure beyond meeting expenses.
We have been fortunate to be able to get Jim Higgins to chair this group.
DIGITAL COPYRIGHT:
The decisions from the last Council were considered. Agreed that David Farrar would provide text to the office for a letter to ISPs on this issue, and ask them for feedback.
Also agreed to do an article for netguide on the issue ? maybe other IT media also.
David Farrar will draft a letter to the Minister on the policy paper while Rick Shera will identify any issues that we will want to raise in more detail
Drafting a best practice statement for dealing with copyright complaints will be tabled for now
CO-OPTIONS:
David Farrar to ask Ewen McNeill if he would agree to be co-opted.
David Farrar
Chair
Legal & Regulatory Committee
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