Because the law was badly drafted, and internet service providers (ISPs), telecoms companies and copyright holders did not have a voluntary code for its use. That’s what John Key, New Zealand’s prime minister, said as he told a media conference that plans to introduce a law that would in part oblige ISPs to cut off “repeat copyright infringers” would be delayed until 27 March – and that if rights holders and ISPs couldn’t agree on a code of practice, that part of the new law would be suspended indefinitely.But to online activists, the reason was much simpler: it was because of a campaign that encouraged people to black out their avatars on Facebook, Bebo, Twitter and other social media sites.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/05/internet-service-providers-new-zealand
Why did New Zealand drop plans to cut off net users?
Because the law was badly drafted, and ISPs, telecoms companies and copyright holders did not have a voluntary code for its use. That’s what John Key, New Zealand’s prime minister, said as he told a media conference that plans to introduce a law that would in part oblige ISPs to cut off “repeat copyright infringers” would be delayed until 27 March – and that if rights holders and ISPs couldn’t agree on a code of practice, that part of the new law would be suspended indefinitely.