Australian ISPs agree to online copyright enforcement plan

Australia’s internet providers have agreed to a plan to send warning notices to online pirates but Foxtel says the measure doesn’t go far enough.The measure was part of a proposal to stop internet pirates put forward today by the Communications Alliance on the telecommunications sector’s behalf.The proposal contains provisions for internet providers to forward “education and warning” notices to their customers in cases that content owners provider them with evidence that they’re breaching copyright online.To read this report in the Weekend Australian in full, see:
www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/isps-agree-to-copyright-online-enforcement-plan/story-fn4htb9o-1226206441917Also see:ISPs propose copyright-notice scheme
The Communications Alliance and five large Australian internet service providers (ISPs) have today taken the wraps off a proposed process to stop people from downloading pirated content using their services.The proposal comes from discussions held throughout the year between ISPs, the federal government and rights holders in the movie, music, software, gaming and publishing industries. Telstra BigPond, Optus, iiNet, iPrimus, Internode, AAPT, Ericsson and the Internet Industry Association (IIA) were involved with the Communications Alliance on the development of the scheme.
www.zdnet.com.au/isps-propose-copyright-notice-scheme-339326850.htmTelcos volunteer to help police piracy
Australian internet users face an increased risk of prosecution if they pirate online, with five large ISPs proposing to act on suspected infringement notices provided to them from rights holders by passing on the notices to users and, in the most extreme circumstances, disclosing the details of alleged pirates.Under a proposal released by telco industry body the Communications Alliance, users will receive an “education notice” if they are suspected of pirating content like movies. If they persist, they will be issued with up to three warning notices within a 12-month period. If a user continues to pirate content after that, they would then face the prospect of having their details passed on to copyright holders, allowing them to institute legal action.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/telcos-volunteer-to-help-police-piracy-20111127-1o1hc.html
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/telcos-volunteer-to-help-police-piracy-20111127-1o1hc.html

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