Internet service providers will be able to charge copyright holders up to $25 for processing an allegation of copyright infringement.
Cabinet made the decision when considering technical regulations under the Copyright Amendment Act, which comes into effect in September 1.
Commerce minister Simon Power said the $25 charge is an appropriate compromise between what rights holders and providers want.
It will be reviewed six months after the Act comes into effect to make sure it is at the right level.
Power said that the fee will allow rights holders to pursue alleged copyright infringements in order to educate internet users.
While for ISPs, the fee will prevent them from them being inundated with alleged breaches, and recover a proportion of their costs.
The regulations will also prescribe:
Rights holders information will be provided to ISPs in order to trigger the infringement notice.
The infringement notices will be sent to internet account holders by their ISP, including information about the Act and general copyright information.
Method of the Copyright Tribunal process in deciding the fee amount (up to $15,000) for copyright infringement arising from file sharing.
That the application fee to take a claim to the Copyright Tribunal is $200.
The Cabinet paper on the regulations found here.
