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Three-StrikesE.U. to Allow "3-Strikes" Laws in New Telecoms RegulationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2009 - 12:35pm.
 Brussels - The European Union
has dropped language from proposed telecoms regulation that would have
established Internet access as a "fundamental right," providing new
leeway for countries like France
and Great Britain
that have enacted or are considering "three-strikes" laws that
suspend repeat copyright infringers' Internet connections, according to
published reports. The issue had been a sticking point holding up the telecoms
regulation, and the new version represents a compromise between copyright and
consumer interests.
tags: Video | Law | Policy | Music | Copyright | European Union | Three-Strikes | La Quad | Viviane Reding |
Survey: Among Consumers, File-Swappers Spend Most on MusicAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 8:30am.
 London - Those who download songs from unauthorized
file-sharing services are the consumers who spend the most money on music,
according to a survey of 1,000 16-50 year-olds with Internet access conducted
by Ipsos MORI on behalf of London-based think tank Demos. The survey found that
one in ten of the British respondents admitted to using free file-sharing
services. File-swappers were found to spend about $120 a year on music -- 75%
more than the $72 spent by those who aren't on file-sharing networks.
U.K. Parliament to Consider "Three-Strikes" P2P BillAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 10:14am.
 London - The U.K. government plans to introduce a bill
mimicking France's
recently enacted "three-strikes" legislation on file-sharing, which
authorizes the suspension of the Internet accounts of those warned repeatedly
they are violating copyrights, according to published reports. The bill will
"make technical measures available, including account suspension," U.K.
business, innovation and skills minister Peter Mandelson said at a meeting of
government and entertainment industry heads, according to PaidContent's
coverage.
France Approves "Three-Strikes" Law on File-SharingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 9:59am.
 Paris - France's Constitutional Court
on Thursday approved the country's "three-strikes" law, which will
sever the Internet connections of those found to have been repeatedly
infringing copyrights on file-sharing networks, The New York Times reported. An
earlier version of the law approved by France's Parliament was rejected by
the court, because it did not include a judge's approval before a user's
Internet connection was suspended.
French Assembly Approves 'Three-Strikes' P2P BillAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 23, 2009 - 9:14am.
Paris
- The French National Assembly has approved the resurrected
"three-strikes" bill that would disconnect repeat file-swappers in
the country, leaving the Constitutional Council's approval the final obstacle
before the bill becomes law, Billboard reported.
U.K. Govt. Backtracks, Reconsiders Disconnecting File-SwappersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 25, 2009 - 9:09am.
London - The U.K. government
is once again considering disconnecting repeat file-swappers, after earlier discounting
such a punishment as too harsh, according to published reports.
Debate on French 'Three-Strikes' Bill DelayedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 24, 2009 - 8:18am.
Paris - France has
delayed until at least September debate on a reintroduced bill that would
potentially sever the Internet connections of repeat file-swappers, Billboard
reported. The first version of the law was stripped of its teeth by France's
Constitutional Council, which ruled that disconnections required a court order,
rather than a simple finding by a new state copyright agency, HADOPI. The
reintroduced bill will not be examined before the French Parliament's summer
break in part due to a large number of amendments submitted by the Socialist
party, which also derailed the first vote on the original bill.
Strict New Copyright Law Takes Effect in South KoreaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 24, 2009 - 7:46am.
Los Angeles - South Korea implemented
a tough new "three-strikes" copyright law this week, which will
empower authorities to sever the Internet connections of repeat copyright infringers
for six months, TorrentFreak reports.
New Zealand Adds Mediation, Tribunal to 'Three-Strikes' P2P LawAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 14, 2009 - 11:30am.
Auckland, New Zealand - The government of New Zealand has
introduced a revised version of its controversial "three-strikes" law,
which now includes a mediation and tribunal process before repeat file-swappers
would potentially see their Internet accounts suspended, according to published
reports.
French Senate Approves New 'Three-Strikes' P2P BillAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 9, 2009 - 8:52am.
Paris - After France's
highest legal authority stripped the teeth out of a law that would have severed
the Internet connections of repeat file-swappers, the French Senate has passed
a new, modified "three-strikes" bill, TorrentFreak reports. The
Constitutional Council said that citizens deserved a court hearing, and that a
court order was necessary before an Internet account could be severed --
instead of leaving it up to an independent agency called Hadopi.
France's Sarkozy Reaffirms Commitment to 'Three-Strikes' PolicyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 10:51am.
Paris - During the first presidential address to France's Parliament
in 150 years, Nicolas Sarkozy expressed frustration at the country's highest
court's decision to disallow the disconnection of repeat file-swappers'
accounts, and said he intends to "go all the way" in regard to a
"three-strikes" policy, TorrentFreak reported.
Spain Copyright Lobby Abandons 'Three-Strikes' P2P PolicyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 9:29am.
Madrid - Copyright owners
in Spain
have accepted that the government will not implement a
"three-strikes" policy that would disconnect repeat file-swappers,
but are still interested in pressing measures that would reduce Internet speed,
Billboard reports.
Record Labels Sue Irish ISPs to Force 'Three-Strikes' P2P PolicyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2009 - 11:39am.
Dublin, Ireland - After suing Ireland's largest ISP Eircom
and getting the company to agree to voluntarily implement a
"three-strikes" policy on file-swappers, the four major record labels
have now sued the country's second-largest telco, BT Ireland, and cable
operator UPC, to get them to follow suit, the Irish Times reports.
U.K. Govt. Looks to Reduce Illicit File-Sharing by 70-80%Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2009 - 12:08pm.
London - The U.K. government aims to reduce by 70-80% the
incidence of unlawful file-sharing, and will instruct its Ofcom communications regulator
to work with the industry on commercial solutions, which "remain by far
the preferred approach," according to the Digital Britain report released
on Tuesday.
Virgin, Universal Team on Music Service, Anti-PiracyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 15, 2009 - 9:10am.
 London
- U.K. ISP Virgin Media (NASD: VMED) has partnered with Universal Music Group to launch an
unlimited music download service, and more controversially has also agreed to
work with the label to suspend the accounts of repeat file-swappers. The
DRM-free service, expected to launch in the U.K. in the fall, will offer
unlimited downloads for a monthly fee less than the cost of two CDs, according
to published reports.
IFPI: 'Three-Strikes' Still Viable; French Will Appoint P2P JudgeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2009 - 10:02am.
London - In the wake of France's highest court's ruling that
prevents cutting off a repeat copyright infringer's Internet access without a
court order, international record label lobbying group IFPI believes that the
French will instead appoint a special judge to rule on such cases, Billboard
reported. "I firmly believe in the 'three-strikes' approach," IFPI
head John Kennedy told Billboard. The record industry had pushed a law that would
have established an independent body to assess when a user's Internet access
could be severed as punishment, but the court ruled that free speech and due
process would be infringed.
tags: Video | Law | Policy | P2P | Music | France | Copyright | IFPI | Three-Strikes | John Kennedy |
French High Court Strips Teeth Out of Three-Strikes P2P LawAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 11, 2009 - 9:06am.
Paris - After a rocky road to passage in the French
Parliament, the country's controversial "three-strikes" law, which
would have disconnected repeat file-swappers' Internet access, has seen the
disconnection portion of the law stripped by the country's high court. The law
as passed compels ISPs to send warning letters to suspected file-swappers on
behalf of copyright holders; after two warnings, it would have enabled an
independent administrative authority (HADOPI) to order ISPs to sever a
subscriber's Internet access for up to a year.
CNET: Six Months In, No RIAA Deals With ISPs on P2PAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2009 - 10:24am.
San Francisco
- Six months after the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
announced it would cease its litigation campaign against file-swappers and
French Senate Approves "Three-Strikes" P2P BillAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 13, 2009 - 8:51am.
Paris - Days after France's
National Assembly voted to approve a "three-strikes" bill that would
compel Internet service providers to disconnect repeat file-swappers, the
country's Senate voted 189-14 to approve the law as well, the Associated Press
reported.
France's National Assembly Passes 'Three-Strikes' P2P BillAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 12, 2009 - 12:24pm.
Paris - France's
National Assembly has voted to adopt a "three-strikes" law that would
compel ISPs to disconnect repeat file-swappers, just weeks after a previous
attempt failed at the hands of the country's Socialist Party, Billboard
reported.
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