She defended this position when meeting Internet lobby groups, saying it is necessary to protect New Zealand artists, and referred to the release of New Zealand film Sione's Wedding, which, she claimed, was damaged by unlawful distribution on the Internet.
Sione Faumuina, a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys
This movie is also well known for a high profile court case over breach of copyright law.
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Sione's Wedding (also marketed outside New Zealand as Samoan Wedding), is a 2006 comedic film directed by Chris Graham and written by James Griffin and Oscar Kightley, and produced by South Pacific Pictures.
Sione Pouha | Sione Faumuina | Sione Taione | Sione's Wedding | Sione Feingatau ‘Iloa | Hahano-ki-Mala'e Kula-'a Sione Ngu Namoa, Lord Vaha'i, of Fo'ui | Hahano-ki-Mala'e Kula'a Sione Ngu Namoa |
Since August 2012, Sione Fua is married to Ivy (née Avanessian) of North Hills, who currently attends University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry.