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'''NZICT''' is a [[New Zealand]] based group that lobbies ''for'' [[software patents]].  NZICT is largely funded by companies outside of New Zealand.
 
'''NZICT''' is a [[New Zealand]] based group that lobbies ''for'' [[software patents]].  NZICT is largely funded by companies outside of New Zealand.
  
 
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.<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.<ref>http://news.swpat.org/2010/03/new-zealand-govt-against-software-patents/</ref>
  
==Who funds NZICT?==
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Not to be confused with [http://nzrise.org.nz/ NZRise], which is a software business consortium which is funded by New Zealand software businesses and is against software patents.
  
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 explains 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:
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==Who funds NZICT==
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NZICT's membership page, on 17 September 2010, listed 10 "Tier 1" members, 14 "Tier 2" members, and 63 "General" members.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20100917012704/http://www.ict.org.nz/index.php/nzict-group/nzict-members/</ref>  Their new membership page doesn't show which companies are in which tiers.  As of 30 Aug 2012 it simply lists 87 companies.<ref>http://www.ict.org.nz/Company?Action=List&DataFilter_id=52</ref>  Their Joining page explains 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$250,000 from the Tier 1 members ('''61.1%''')
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* (total: NZ$409,250)
 
* (total: NZ$409,250)
  
===What percent of funding comes from outside New Zealand===
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===How much funding comes from outside New Zealand===
 
{{help|Can someone with more knowledge of local companies look at the [http://www.ict.org.nz/index.php/nzict-group/nzict-members/ members list] and develop this section?}}
 
{{help|Can someone with more knowledge of local companies look at the [http://www.ict.org.nz/index.php/nzict-group/nzict-members/ members list] and develop this section?}}
  
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* [[Microsoft]]
 
* [[Microsoft]]
 
* [[Unisys]]
 
* [[Unisys]]
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== Voting and control ==
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NZICT has a board with 11 or 12 members, and the organisations members vote on a one-company one-vote basis.<ref>[http://www.ict.org.nz/Category?Action=View&Category_id=195 page with link to constitution] and [http://www.ict.org.nz/Folder?Action=View%20File&Folder_id=1&File=NZICT%20Rules%20-%20amended%20March%202012final.pdf possibly unstable link to constitution in vigour on 31 Aug 2012]</ref>
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So who decided NZICT's patent policy?  The board (which includes Microsoft, IBM, HP, and Fujistu)?  Or the members?
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==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}==
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* [[IBM and MS deciding New Zealand legislation]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==

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NZICT is a New Zealand based group that lobbies for software patents. NZICT is largely funded by companies outside of New Zealand.

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.[2]

Not to be confused with NZRise, which is a software business consortium which is funded by New Zealand software businesses and is against software patents.

Who funds NZICT

NZICT's membership page, on 17 September 2010, listed 10 "Tier 1" members, 14 "Tier 2" members, and 63 "General" members.[3] Their new membership page doesn't show which companies are in which tiers. As of 30 Aug 2012 it simply lists 87 companies.[4] Their Joining page explains 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)

How much funding comes from outside New Zealand

Can you help? Can someone with more knowledge of local companies look at the members list and develop this section?


At first glance, at least NZ$199,000 of their annual membership fees (NZ$409,250) come from foreign companies:

Who are the Tier 1 funders?

Their "tier 1" members are:[5]

Voting and control

NZICT has a board with 11 or 12 members, and the organisations members vote on a one-company one-vote basis.[6]

So who decided NZICT's patent policy? The board (which includes Microsoft, IBM, HP, and Fujistu)? Or the members?

Related pages on ESP Wiki

External links

References