The BBC reports today that the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) claims that the controversial three strikes anti-piracy legislation in New Zealand is a major success and has halved piracy levels in New Zealand. RIANZ statistics report that incidences of the top 200 movies being illegally viewed dropped abruptly from 110,000 to 50,000 in the month following the introduction of the legislation.
The new legislation provides for fines of up to NZ$15,000 (New Zealand dollars) if pirates are caught for their third infraction however RIANZ admits that four in ten New Zealand Internet users still access pirated content illegally.
The BBC has more on this story here.
