Piracy Crackdown in the USA and UK

[LIDL 692]

USA situation

If you download potentially copyrighted software, videos or music, your Internet service provider (ISP) has been watching, and they’re coming for you.

Specifically, they’re coming for you on Sunday, July 1st.

That’s the date when the nation’s largest ISPs will all voluntarily implement a new anti-piracy plan that will engage network operators in the largest digital spying scheme in history, and see some users’ bandwidth completely cut off until they sign an agreement saying they will not download copyrighted materials.

Word of the start date has been largely kept secret since ISPs announced their plans last June. The deal was brokered by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and coordinated by the Obama Administration. The same groups have weighed in heavily on controversial Internet policies around the world, with similar facilitation by the Obama’s Administration’s State Department.

The July 1st date was revealed by the RIAA’s CEO and top lobbyist, Cary Sherman, during a publishers’ conference on Wednesday in New York, according to technology publication CNet.

The content industries calls this scheme a “graduated response” plan, which will see Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Comcast, Verizon, AT&T and others spying on users’ Internet activities and watching for potential copyright infringement. Users who are “caught” infringing on a creator’s protected work can then be interrupted with a notice that piracy is forbidden by law and carries penalties of up to $150,000 per infringement, requiring the user to click through saying they understand the consequences before bandwidth is restored, and they could still be subject to copyright infringement lawsuits.

Participating ISPs have a range of options for dealing with customers who continue to pirate media, at that point: They can require that an alleged repeat offender undergo an educational course before their service is restored. They can utilize multiple warnings, restrict access to only certain major websites like Google, Facebook or a list of the top 200 sites going, reduce someone’s bandwidth to practically nothing and even share information on repeat offenders with competing ISPs, effectively creating a sort of Internet blacklist — although publicly, none of the network operators have agreed to “terminate” a customer’s service.

LINKS: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57397 ... by-july-1/

LINKS 2: http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/22/tech/web/ ... index.html

note: latest status, it is delayed until Fall 2012

U.K Situation

Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, published draft code today that would require Internet service providers (ISP) to notify suspected pirates via "copyright infringement reports."

Such reports would tell the ISP customers that their Web activity is being monitored, inform them of ways to find legal online content, such as through paid services, and alert them that they could face legal action as a result of infringing copyright.

Today's draft code puts the U.K.'s Digital Economy Act, a law aimed at curbing piracy, into action via a three-strike system, or "graduated response."

Under Ofcom's draft code, ISPs would also be required to keep records of how many reports have been sent to each subscriber, otherwise known as the "copyright infringement list," which signals the introduction of the three-strike system.

Once an Internet user has been placed on the copyright infringement list and has been notified three times in a year, copyright owners will be able to seek a court order to uncover the user's personal details in order to begin legal action against them.

However, Internet users will be able to appeal each report at a cost of 20 pounds ($31) - which will be refunded if they are successful.

The U.K.'s largest broadband providers - including BT, Everything Everywhere, O2, Sky, TalkTalk Group, and Virgin Media, which account for more than 92 percent of all U.K. broadband subscriptions between them - will all have to adhere to the code once it comes into force.

LINKS: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162- ... nfringers/

The rest of EU better watch out.

This is their retaliation over SOPA rejection.

And it will pull through.

As for me, i see it will damage the industry than helps them.

Not just the entertainment industry but the internet providers.

Mainly people installed fast connection for two main reasons, gaming or illegal downloading.

I can see large amount of people will stop their subscription once this is effective.

Who want to pay $100something for facebook and gmail tbh?

As for now, download as much as you can tbh.

Those links you neglect to download for ages now, get them now or be sorry.

Any other opinions? Discuss.

[CAT5 9075]

fuckin pieces of shit

[Number Girl 48]

Um, excuse me - but what the fuck?

[LIDL 692]

I can predict more countries will follow suit tbh.

What is life....

[LIDL 692]

It turns out wasn't delayed.

A friend downloaded Cobra Starship by July 2nd and been receiving this e-mail:

Dear Charter Internet Subscriber:

Charter Communications ("Charter") has been notified by a copyright owner, or its authorized agent, that your Internet account may have been involved in the exchange of unauthorized copies of copyrighted material (e.g., music, movies, or software). We are enclosing a copy of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice that Charter received from the copyright holder which includes the specific allegation.

Under the DMCA, copyright owners have the right to notify Charter’s register agent if they believe that a Charter customer has infringed on their work(s). When Charter receives a complaint notice from a copyright owner, Charter will notify the identifiable customer of the alleged infringement by providing them a copy of the submitted DMCA notice. As required by law, Charter may determine that the customer is a repeat copyright infringer and reserves the right to suspend or terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers.

It is possible that this activity has occurred without your permission or knowledge by an unauthorized user, a minor who may not fully understand the copyright laws, or even as a result of a computer virus. However, as the named subscriber on the account, you may be held responsible for any misuse of your account. Please be aware that using Charter’s service to engage in any form of copyright infringement is expressly prohibited by Charter's Acceptable Use Policy and that repeat copyright infringement, or violations of any other Charter policy, may result in the suspension or termination of your service. You may view Charter's rules and policies, including Charter’s Acceptable Use Policy, under the policies section of charter.com.

We ask that you take immediate action to stop the exchange of any infringing material. For additional information regarding copyright infringement and for a list of frequently asked questions, please visit charter.com/dmca.

If you have questions about this letter, you may contact us at 1-866-229-7286. Representatives will be available to take your call Monday through Friday 8am - 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am - 5pm (CST).

Sincerely,

Charter Communications Security Resolution Team

http://www.charter.com/security

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07-02-2012

Charter Communications

Sir or Madam:

I am contacting you on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of A=

merica (RIAA) -- the trade association whose member music companies crea=

te, manufacture, and distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate musi=

c sold in the United States. =20

If you are an Internet Service Provider (ISP), you have received this le=

tter because we have identified a user on your network reproducing or di=

stributing an unauthorized copy of a copyrighted sound recording. This =

letter constitutes notice to you that this user may be liable for infrin=

ging activity occurring on your network.=20

If you are an Internet subscriber (user), you have received this letter =

because your Internet account was used to illegally copy and/or distribu=

te copyrighted music over the Internet through a peer to peer applicatio=

n. =20

Distributing copyrighted works on a peer to peer system is a public acti=

vity visible by other users on that network, including the RIAA. An his=

toric 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision affirmed that uploading and downl=

oading copyrighted works without the copyright owner's permission is cle=

arly illegal. You may be liable for the illegal activity occurring on y=

our computer.

To avoid legal consequences, a user should immediately delete and disabl=

e access to the unauthorized music on your computer. Learn how at the "=

About Music Copyright Notices" section of www.riaa.com. That section al=

so contains practical information about:=20

- How you were identified and why illegal downloading is not anonymous

- What next steps to take

- Where to get legal music online

We encourage Internet subscribers to visit the website www.musicunited.o=

rg, which contains valuable information about what is legal and what is =

not when it comes to copying music. It also links to some of the more p=

opular online music services where fans can go to listen to and/or purch=

ase their favorite songs.

We have attached below the details of the illegal file-sharing, includin=

g the time, date, and a sampling of the music shared. We assert that th=

e information in this notice is accurate, based upon the data available =

to us. We have a good faith belief that this activity is not authorized=

by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. Under penalty of perjur=

y, we submit that the RIAA is authorized to act on behalf of its member =

companies in matters involving the infringement of their sound recording=

s, including enforcing their copyrights and common law rights on the Int=

ernet. This letter does not constitute a waiver of any of our member's =

rights, and all such rights are expressly reserved.

We appreciate your efforts to reduce copyright infringement on your netw=

orks. If you have questions about this notice or need guidance on how =

to resolve this matter feel free to contact us at 1-888-868-2124 or send=

an email to the address listed below and we call you back. If you are =

able to identify and resolve the problem yourself, please send us a resp=

onse indicating the actions you have taken. Please reference the above =

noted Notice ID 22255458331 in all correspondence, which should be direc=

ted to:

Email: [email protected]

or:

https://www.markmoni...AP-Notice/riaa/

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Landis=20

Recording Industry Association of America

1025 F Street, NW, 10th Floor

Washington, D.C., 20004

Email: [email protected]

Ph: 1-888-868-2124

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[sai 868]

Holy shit. European Union rejected ACTA two weeks ago though, plus I think the Netherlands are safe:

This afternoon the Dutch party D66 along with VVD have filed a protest against ACTA, claiming that internet privacy should remain and that so called “copyrighted images” should be allowed to be put on the internet. More than half of the parliament members voted for this protest, which results in the fact that ACTA will not be of use in the Netherlands, no matter if the European Parliament choses to accept it.

So in the end the EU didn't accept it, but still. Here they are against the fact that people will be monitoring everything you do on the net.