[Infowarrior] - MPAA Negotiates With ISPs to Disconnect or Penalize Copyright Offenders
Richard Forno
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Sat Mar 28 00:18:40 UTC 2009
MPAA Negotiates With ISPs to Disconnect or Penalize Copyright Offenders
By David Kravets EmailMarch 27, 2009 | 4:34:00 PMCategories:
Intellectual Property
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/03/mpaa-asking-isp.html
Hollywood studios are negotiating with broadband providers to take
action against customers caught downloading movies repeatedly.
Penalties range from redirecting infringers' browsers to an anti-
piracy message and disconnecting them entirely, a movie industry
source familiar with the talks said Friday.
The revelation came as the Recording Industry Association of America
is talking with the same ISPs to get them to adopt a "three-strikes"
plan and cut internet access to repeat infringers of music copyright.
The RIAA proposal aims to make music fans stop trading pirated
material, while limiting industry lawsuits that target individual
offenders who face court damages of as much as $150,000 an infringement.
A source familiar with Hollywood's negotiations says the movie
industry's plans, which could be announced as early as next month, are
still fluid and nothing has been finalized. The source, who requested
anonymity, said the ISPs ultimately could decide on a range of
proposed sanctions, including suspending service to those found
sharing copyright material.
"Our efforts are focused on educating consumers who receive
infringement notifications for illegal downloading about where to find
high-quality, legitimate content on the internet and on effective ways
to deal with repeat infringers," the Motion Picture Association of
America said in a statement. The association, which is the lobbying
agency for the Hollywood studios, declined to elaborate.
The major ISPs, however, have thus far balked at terminating their
clients.
The studios and ISPs are also discussing "browser redirect." The
browser of a suspected copyright scofflaw would point to the internet
service provider's terms of service agreement that informs users they
risk losing internet access for illicit conduct. Violators who lose
service potentially face reconnect fees as well.
"Everybody," the source said, "is trying to figure out what the best
approach is."
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