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June 26, 2012 02:11 pm GMT
With Europe preparing for a big vote next week on ACTA, the sweeping online copyright and counterfeit trade treaty, today the UK regulator Ofcom set out a proposal for how large ISPs in this country (ie more than 400,000) should tell their users when they've been found to be infringing on copyright -- illegal activity that the government estimates costs the industry up to 400 million per year in the UK ($625 million). This has been a long-running story, with the initial proposals causing not a little controversy; this is Ofcom's second stab at the concept. Some initial takeaways: the measures look expensive to implement; and they appear to be a further extension into how users are monitored by their service providers, and how that monitoring can be used against them.On the positive side, it looks like users will have a slightly wider berth in terms of appealing and defending themselves against infringement allegations.
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As Europe Bats Around ACTA, UK Proposes Rules For ISPs Policing Copyright Breaches
With Europe preparing for a big vote next week on ACTA, the sweeping online copyright and counterfeit trade treaty, today the UK regulator Ofcom set out a proposal for how large ISPs in this country (ie more than 400,000) should tell their users when they've been found to be infringing on copyright -- illegal activity that the government estimates costs the industry up to 400 million per year in the UK ($625 million). This has been a long-running story, with the initial proposals causing not a little controversy; this is Ofcom's second stab at the concept. Some initial takeaways: the measures look expensive to implement; and they appear to be a further extension into how users are monitored by their service providers, and how that monitoring can be used against them.On the positive side, it looks like users will have a slightly wider berth in terms of appealing and defending themselves against infringement allegations.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/eU9rnOtE5-8/
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