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17) Is the European councils decision on not allowing universal software patents in the EU, likely to affect the proposed draft patent act, which is current in the final stages of review, and currently allows for software patents?
2) Do you think that the current ComCom decision limiting upstream speeds to 128kps, does not truly reflect both the advances in technology, as well as the reality of most recent broadband applications?
4) In terms of legal implications of Digital Media, how does your party intend to ensure that fair use is not compromised under hetrogenious IP regimes such as TRIPS? And will you allow for individuals to retain thier current rights in thier ability to lend/copy and transcode media (Do you support strong DRM(Digital Restrictions Management reigmes?)
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+11) Where do you stand on embracing the change to using open source software and operating systems? How about getting educational and government departments and facilities to use open source software, this saving the massive cost to the taxpayer for software licences ?
5) Where does your party stand, in ensuring that OpenDocument formats, such as Oasis, are formally introduced and used both internally and externally in government?
6) What do you think of the Commerce Commission's abrupt about face between their preliminary and final report?
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9) If NZ government pay for software to be written, with taxpayer funds, should that software not be released to the taxpayer as open source?
10) what's your view on peering exchanges in local centres around NZ? What's your parties view on having government departments participate in peering exchangee or require their isps to do so?
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-11) Where do you stand on embracing the change to using open source software and operating systems? How about getting educational and government departments and facilities to use open source software, this saving the massive cost to the taxpayer for software licences ?
12) Related to above. The government has a relationship with HP/MS in the technology icubation centre (in mobile house). There has been criticisms that the government works TOO closely with vendors in schemes like this, where there is significant resources put into bidding on contracts. Would you institute a similar think tank of local talent to do the same thing but with non proprietry development models? i.e for a government FOSS think tank?
13) What is the single most important policy/action, that you think would benefit New Zealands economy, when regarding ICT?
