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May 20, 2015 06:00 pm

Canadian Piracy Rates Plummet As Industry Points To New Copyright Notice System

An anonymous reader writes: Canada's copyright notice-and-notice system took effect earlier thisyear, leading to thousands of notifications being forwarded byInternet providers to their subscribers. Since its launch, therehave been seriousconcerns about the use of notices to demand settlements and toshift the costs of enforcement to consumers and Internet providers.Yet reports indicate that piracy rates in Canada have plummeted,with some ISPs seeing a 70%decrease in online infringement.

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