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(==Who funds NZICT?== NZICT's membership page lists 10 "Tier 1" members, 14 "Tier 2" members, and 63 "General" members.<ref>http://www.ict.org.nz/index.php/nzict-group/nzict-members/</ref> Their Join) |
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According to patent attorney Steve Lundberg,<ref>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wzDfoNHqC5YJ:www.patents4software.com/%3Fp%3D72</ref> NZICT convinced the New Zealand government to abandon the ban of software patents they had announced in March 2010. are responsible for changing the position of the New Zealand government.<ref>http://news.swpat.org/2010/03/new-zealand-govt-against-software-patents/</ref> | According to patent attorney Steve Lundberg,<ref>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wzDfoNHqC5YJ:www.patents4software.com/%3Fp%3D72</ref> NZICT convinced the New Zealand government to abandon the ban of software patents they had announced in March 2010. are responsible for changing the position of the New Zealand government.<ref>http://news.swpat.org/2010/03/new-zealand-govt-against-software-patents/</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Who funds NZICT?== |
| − | NZICT's membership<ref>http://www.ict.org.nz/index.php/nzict-group/nzict-members/</ref> | + | NZICT's membership page lists 10 "Tier 1" members, 14 "Tier 2" members, and 63 "General" members.<ref>http://www.ict.org.nz/index.php/nzict-group/nzict-members/</ref> Their Joining page eplains that the annual fees are NZ$25,000 for Tier 1 members, NZ$8,000 for Tier 2 members, and NZ$750 for General members. The membership takings for 2010 are thus: |
| − | Their "tier 1" members are: | + | * NZ$250,000 from the Tier 1 members (61.1%) |
| + | * NZ$112,000 from the Tier 2 members (27.4%) | ||
| + | * NZ$47,250 from the General members (13.5%) | ||
| + | * (total: NZ$409,250) | ||
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| + | ==Who are the Tier 1 members?== | ||
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| + | Their "tier 1" members are:<ref>http://www.ict.org.nz/index.php/nzict-group/nzict-members/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:44, 23 June 2010
NZICT is a New Zealand based group that lobbies for software patents.
According to patent attorney Steve Lundberg,[1] NZICT convinced the New Zealand government to abandon the ban of software patents they had announced in March 2010. are responsible for changing the position of the New Zealand government.[2]
Who funds NZICT?
NZICT's membership page lists 10 "Tier 1" members, 14 "Tier 2" members, and 63 "General" members.[3] Their Joining page eplains that the annual fees are NZ$25,000 for Tier 1 members, NZ$8,000 for Tier 2 members, and NZ$750 for General members. The membership takings for 2010 are thus:
- NZ$250,000 from the Tier 1 members (61.1%)
- NZ$112,000 from the Tier 2 members (27.4%)
- NZ$47,250 from the General members (13.5%)
- (total: NZ$409,250)
Who are the Tier 1 members?
Their "tier 1" members are:[4]
