“In the US, when illegal downloaders have actually gone to trial, they have faced massive six-figure penalties, like the damages figures against Joel Tenenbaum ($675,000) and Jammie Thomas-Rasset (first $1.92 million, down to $222,000).  Now New Zealand is starting to see results from the copyright tribunals it set up under a controversial 2011 law, which allows for copyright owners such as RIANZ (the New Zealand equivalent of the RIAA) to go after users, but for a maximum of $15,000.  Turns out, it’s going to be very tough for them to get even that amount in New Zealand.”

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/the-price-of-copyright-crime-in-new-zealand-only-617/

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