act party Archive

  • frog

    Act, copyright, remixes and mashups - by frog



    The Herald’s Chris Barton explores the copyrights issues surrounding Act’s attempted ‘mash-up’ of the Green party ad, suggesting that he wouldn’t support legal action for this kind of free speech. Remember, Act is the party that views property rights as sacrosanct. But putting aside Act’s hypocrisy, and moral and privacy concerns about using children in [...] read more
    November 6, 2008 12:10 pm - 5 Comments
  • frog

    Not even Act supporters like Rodney’s yellow hide - by frog



    Ha ha. Inquiries by The Dominion Post, the Electoral Commission revealed yesterday that the man who complained about Mr Hide’s jacket was an ACT supporter – 21-year-old Canterbury Commerce student Andy Moore. No one cares about Act so they have to complain about themselves. read more
    November 5, 2008 10:50 am - 12 Comments
  • frog

    Act’s advertising rip-off - by frog



    I haven’t yet seen the Act rip off of the Green Party Aila television ad but I reckon it’s a bit of a compliment from what I’ve heard.  Last election, devoid of ideas, Act just copied National’s much talked about iwi/kiwi billboard style. And it seems this election this time they are again happy to [...] read more
    November 2, 2008 7:50 am - 151 Comments
  • frog

    Violence against children is good business - by frog



    Given their normal stance I had always been kind of surprised that Act was so opposed to protecting children from violence through their opposition to the amendment to section 59 of the Crimes Act.  But now I find out why thanks to Roger Douglas’s blog: The cost of doing business in New Zealand is in [...] read more
    October 23, 2008 12:11 pm - 72 Comments
« Newer entries