Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Ofcom outlines 'three strikes' anti-piracy rules and costs



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Telecoms regulator Ofcom has detailed the code that ISPs and copyright holders must abide by, when enforcing the contentious Digital Economy Act -- a law where prolific pirates can face legal action after three warnings.


The act will see copyright owners send infringement reports to broadband providers BT, Everything Everywhere, O2, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media. In turn, those ISPs will send letters to their customers whose accounts are connected to the report.


By: Mark Brown, Edited by: Duncan Geere


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via Wired.co.uk



http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-06/26/ofcom-rules-and-prices

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