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

[Skeeve Stevens]

Personally, if they make the number - ISPs with 100,000 customers or
more... awesome :)  Most of us won't care.... let the big players deal with
the burden.


...Skeeve


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On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Ross Wheeler <ausnog at rossw.net> wrote:

>
>  The problem will be Comms Alliance, like any lobby group who *thinks*
>> they represent the entire industry/population whatever, wont like
>> changes by a bunch of people criticising their "hard work" who have no
>> affiliation with them (hey, I might be proved wrong though),
>>
>
> I think you're likely right there too.
>
> I wonder how high they can be convinced to set the "threshold number" to?
> If they make it fractionally less than the lesser of the "big 4" (4, 5,
> 10, whatever) - that would cover the "numerical majority" of users, while
> impacting the least number of providers (and arguably those providers best
> able to fund it, or to coerce the 'rights holders' to pay for it).
>
>   3.2.1
>    This Code applies to an ISP if:
>    (a) it provides residential fixed internet access services to
>    [threshold number, still under consideration] relevant Account
>    Holders, or more, within Australia
>
> No, this doesn't mean I endorse their nonsense - I DON'T - but as has been
> stated, if it's a done deal and the very best we can hope for is something
> we can "live with", then perhaps that's an appropriate button to push?
>
>
> R.
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