The music industry's hard work to prevent pirating seems to be moving forward. An Irish internet service provider has agreed to the so-called "three-strikes" policy which would ultimately ban users who repeatedly violate copyright laws.Even Ericom Group, the largest telecom in Ireland, has gotten on board with the idea of protecting the music business, according to announcements from American record labels that they would begin working closely with United States-based ISPs to adopt and enforce a similar program - deemed "a graduated response".
Legislation was also approved in June by the French cabinet which would mandate a similar program where individuals who had a third offense would lose their Internet service for a year (and not just from that provider). Italy is also considering adopting this plan.
At this point none of the major ISPs in the United States have agreed to similar programs. Verizon has already stated they would not be participating under the proposal brought forth by the Recording Industry Association of America’s proposal.
In the United States, the RIAA has sued over 30,000 individuals for alleged copyright infringement for sharing their music via peer-to-peer networks like Limewire and Kazaa - some cases are remain open even today. The majority of the cases were settled outside of court for a few thousand dollars.
Currently the RIAA is leaning heavily on American ISPs to adopt a three-strikes rule, and claims to be discontinuing the 5-year-old litigation campaign. The cases which were already filed are going to be litigated. In the five years which the cases have been file, only one of them has gone to trial, thus resulting in a mistrial. Source; http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/41283/118/
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Legislation was also approved in June by the French cabinet which would mandate a similar program where individuals who had a third offense would lose their Internet service for a year (and not just from that provider). Italy is also considering adopting this plan.
At this point none of the major ISPs in the United States have agreed to similar programs. Verizon has already stated they would not be participating under the proposal brought forth by the Recording Industry Association of America’s proposal.
In the United States, the RIAA has sued over 30,000 individuals for alleged copyright infringement for sharing their music via peer-to-peer networks like Limewire and Kazaa - some cases are remain open even today. The majority of the cases were settled outside of court for a few thousand dollars.
Currently the RIAA is leaning heavily on American ISPs to adopt a three-strikes rule, and claims to be discontinuing the 5-year-old litigation campaign. The cases which were already filed are going to be litigated. In the five years which the cases have been file, only one of them has gone to trial, thus resulting in a mistrial. Source; http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/41283/118/
EXPERIENCE IS NOT WHAT HAPPENS TO A MAN BUT IT IS WHAT A MAN DOES WITH WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM
