三振出局之前引发了不少争议,该计划将由音乐和电影业、互联网服务提供商和政府共同签署,第一次被发现网络盗版的用户将被警告,这一警告将通过电子邮件发送,第二次,该用户将面临暂时的Internet接入中断,最后一次是封锁在线访问.新西兰08版著作权法的修正案中已经明确列入相关有关于ISP侵犯版权的条款并签署成法律,将在2009年2月底正式生效,这将迫使新西兰的ISP对盗版做出动作,包括断开客户的网络连接,虽然此建议已经被欧盟否决,但万里之外的新西兰还是很青睐这种做法.
The section in question, 92A reads
Internet service provider must have policy for terminating accounts of repeat infringers
(1) An Internet service provider must adopt and reasonably implement a policy that provides for termination, in appropriate circumstances, of the account with that Internet service provider of a repeat infringer.
(2) In subsection (1), repeat infringer means a person who repeatedly infringes the copyright in a work by using 1 or more of the Internet services of the Internet service provider to do a restricted act without the consent of the copyright owner.