Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

This is a request under the Official Information Act.

On 18 October 2021, an article was published on the Stuff website with the headline 'International concern about Internet Archive-National Library deal'. The URL for this article is: https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/bo...

In the article mention is made of correspondence being sent to the National Library (or the Department) about the proposals for an agreement with the Internet Archive.

Please provide me with copies of all the correspondence received by the Department or Library relating to the proposals regarding the Internet Archive from individuals or organisations outside government. Specific mention is made in the article (above) to correspondence from:

a) Hugh Rennie QC
b) the Publishers’ Association, Authors’ Society and Copyright Licensing NZ
c) the UK Society of Authors

but I would like to receive copies of all the correspondence received on this matter from people outside government.

The article also refers to "A separate legal opinion from Andrew Brown QC and barrister Jack Oliver-Hood". If this was not enclosed with the letter from the Publishers' Association, Authors' Society and Copyright Licensing NZ, but has separately been provided to the Department or Library, please also provide a copy of this legal opinion as well.

Under s. 16 of the OIA, my preference is to receive the Department's response electronically, via the email address from which it received this request. If the Department needs to clarify any aspect of the request with me, it can also do this via a reply to the address from which the request was sent.

If the Department decides to withhold any information, under section 19(a)(ii) of the OIA, I further request that it provides me with the grounds in support of its reasons for withholding information, and what factors it considered in relation to the section 9(1) public interest test.

Yours faithfully,

Andrew Ecclestone