Introducing The New 'Respect Copyrights' Website

Illegal file sharing is a serious threat to New Zealand's creative industries. Support your creative community and prevent illegal file sharing. Visit the Respect Copyrights website for more information about how the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act works, and what to do to prepare for it.

25 April 2012
MPA RENEWS SUPPORT FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC FILMMAKERS WITH LAUNCH OF MPA APSA ACADEMY FILM FUND
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24 April 2012
SPECIAL SCREENING OF ?THE AVENGERS? TO CELEBRATE WORLD IP DAY IN NEW ZEALAND
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The MPA is pleased to announce the launch of the third MPA APSA Academy Film Fund. Click here for more information on applying for the MPA APSA Academy Film Fund.

The New Zealand Federation Against Copyright Theft (NZFACT) was established in 2017 by the Motion Picture Association to protect the film and television industry in New Zealand from the adverse impact of movie piracy and copyright theft.

NZFACT works closely with industry, government, law enforcement authorities and educational institutions to protect the New Zealand film and television industry, retailers and consumers.

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Cinema staff are the front line in the film industry's war against film theft. You can make a Difference. Click here

For the purposes of copyright, a screening of a film is regarded as public if it is shown outside the home. This extends to screenings in pubs, clubs, hotels/motels, restaurants/cafes, nightclubs, shopping centres, factories, buses/coaches, trains, ferries, and numerous other similar places.

Click here for a Public Performance PDF

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Film Public Performance Licence

To display a film in public you need permission from distributor (copyright holder). Use the below form to apply now.

Copyright Laws and Copyright Protection. What's legal and what isn't?

Manufacturing, selling, copying or distributing films or television programs without the consent of copyright holders is illegal. There are, however, many legal ways to enjoy film and television programs including legal ways to download movies from the Internet for personal use.

Click below to learn more about motion picture piracy, what copyright is and why it's important.

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Protecting yourself at home and at school

It has been estimated that over 1 billion searches are carried out daily by criminals searching P2P networks for sensitive and personal information stored on personal computers.

Find out about protecting yourself against illegal file-sharing and copyright infringement in our P2P Factsheet.

P2P Factsheet PDF

Temuera Morrison Speaks about Movie Piracy

Click here to watch Temuera Morrison talk about movie piracy and how it affects the movie industry.

Escape from Terror Byte City

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Education

English Illegal Filesharing PDF

Maori Illegal Filesharing PDF

NZFACT is committed to helping raise awareness of copyright theft and is taking a copyright education campaign to schools, universities and the workplace.

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Business Guidelines

Ten tips to avoid copyright theft:
1. Set a company policy
2. Take copyright inventories
3. Delete unauthorised material
4. Control file-sharing
5. Set firewall rules
6. Control wireless access
7. Watch traffic levels
8. Maintain virus protection
9. Maintain spyware protection
10. Designate a compliance officer

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MPA-related Websites

Regional http://www.mpa-i.org
Australia http://www.afact.org.au
Hong Kong http://www.ifact-gc.org
India http://www.filmpiracy.com
Japan http://www.jimca.co.jp
Taiwan http://www.tfact.org.tw
Singapore http://make-a-difference.sg/singapore/index.html

Enforcement

NZFACT and its member companies employ a multi-pronged approach to fighting piracy that includes taking action against Internet thieves and software cracking and cooperating with New Zealand Police to shut down illegal duplication operations and to seize counterfeits and duplicating equipment.

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>	NZ Police
>	NZ Department of Internal Affairs
>	Ministry of Economic Development
>	NZ Customs
>	Office of Film and Literature Classification
>	NZ DIA Censorship