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From the final paragraphs of the article this seems like a compromise agreement for both sides. The ISPs have pushed against becoming the rights holders' enforc
by ewood 12y ago
From the final paragraphs of the article this seems like a compromise agreement for both sides. The ISPs have pushed against becoming the rights holders' enforcers, much like ISPs in Australia and other jurisdictions that have been through this. While the rights holders obviously see this as a stepping stone to lobbying for greater powers - 'In the agreement, it states that an ineffective system would lead rights holders to call for "rapid implementation" of stronger measures as outlined in the Digital Economy Act.'
I don't think any of these ISPs are working in the interest of their customers though. There is nothing here that discusses the rights of the account holders to dispute these warnings or any talk of consulting with customers before implementation. And while it says that rights holders cannot use the system to prosecute individuals, surely if the ISPs are maintaining this information to send warnings a rights holder will use the courts to try to access the actual IPs eventually?
- Nexxxeh 12y agoWhy would you dispute someone sending you an educational letter? To tell you about struggling artists and starving music A&R men? What are you, some kind of communist? /s Besides, you can always just ring up or email your ISP with "I dispute your assertion/implication I was illegally downloading or uploading copyrighted content." I'm not sure if the courts would force an ISP to release the information if going after the account holder would be in breach of a prior arrangement. Besides, pretty sure it has been shown that an IP doesn't identify an individual. The other thing is that the information isn't centralised, which means someone could just hop from ISP to ISP, never hitting the 4 letter a year limit. If you port using a MAC code, there's very minimal downtime when you switch. It would seem to me like the ISPs have acted in their interests and the interests of their customers by heading off legislation but still not evening showing teeth, let alone using them. Edit: replacing typo's and autocorrect mistakes.
- anon4 12y agoAlso - free paper to doodle on!