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28/06/2012

UK ISPs will have to notify broadband users of piracy violations under draft Ofcom code

UK ISPs will have to notify broadband users of piracy violations under draft Ofcom code: Internet Ethernet






ISPs could be required to send warning letters to copyright infringers by early 2014, under a draft code published in its latest revision today by UK communications regulator Ofcom. Internet users suspected of copyright infringement would receive letters from their ISPs notifying them that their activity is being monitored and explaining how they can find legal content online. After three separate infringement notices in a 12-month period, copyright owners would be able to request anonymous information that could lead to a court order forcing the ISP to reveal the identity of the subscriber in question.
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