[AusNOG] "ISPs agree to graduated warnings for pirates"

[Peter Tonoli]

Just to let you know, from the headline of this email, the whole ISP community has agreed to this.. ISPs agree to graduated warnings for pirates 


Draft copyright infringement code published. 

Australian internet service providers have agreed to implement a graduated warning scheme for users engaged in online copyright infringement, as part of a draft industry code issued today. 

The Communications Alliance, the ISP representative body, today unveiled the draft code in order to meet the Government's April deadline for an agreed industry plan for self-regulation. 

The federal government late last year warned ISPs and rights holders that it would enforce its own code for tackling online copyright infringement if the industry could not agree on one. 

The ISP body published a draft version of the code today [ pdf] . It will apply only to fixed-line connections, and will see a series of escalated warnings issued to those suspected of downloading content such as films and TV shows without paying. 

But the ISPs and rights holders are yet reach agreement on who will fund the scheme - the main reason similar talks broke down in 2012 - as well as how many notices will be sent during the first 18 months of the code's operation. 

From: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/400747,isps-agree-to-graduated-warning-notices-for-pirates.aspx#ixzz3SFklq8dz 
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Peter Tonoli < peter at medstv.unimelb.edu.au > +61-3-9231-2399