The New Zealand Federation Against Copyright Theft (NZFACT), which is a de facto representative of the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) , says it has refrained from sending out infringement notices because of the cost. Last year it argued that the cost should be no more than "".

Internet NZ points out that only the largest ISPs have been sent infringement notices so far. The smaller ISPs do not have the information to determine what it would cost them to process a notice, so any fee adjustment will be made "independently of the input of a large number of [ISPs]."

The group recommends that the effectiveness of the copyright regime could be increased if New Zealanders had more access to timely and legal content online.

It encourages the MED to look at the number of legal alternatives for content when assessing the effectiveness of the copyright regime, adding that the introduction of music services and the likes of Quickflix is a welcome step towards the right direction.