On Mon, 2011-09-05 at 14:25 +1200, Don Stokes wrote:
The irony of all this is that up until recently, many ISPs were forwarding infringement notices to customers when they were received. Usually, the fact that their activities were being noticed was sufficient to stop them.
But now, processing a copyright infringement notice is a paid-for process, enshrined in law. And to encourage rights holders to use the law "properly", notifications are no longer being sent to end users unless the money is forthcoming.
It seems to me that far fewer infringement notices will be reaching end users now than before the law came into force ...
But the ISPs don't have to be paid for handling an infringement notice. They only need to be paid if they are to pass it on to the customer. Replying and saying "give me money" still costs money, so we may get to the worse situation where more notices are sent to ISPs (because there is a legal process for this now), but fewer notices are sent to customers (because the process isn't followed) and the ISPs have to pay for it. Cheers, Lloyd This email and any attachment may contain confidential information. If you have received this email or any attachment in error, please delete the email / attachment, and notify the sender. Please do not copy, disclose or use the email, any attachment, or any information contained in them. Consider the environment before deciding to print: avoid printing if you can, or consider printing double-sided. Visit us online at ird.govt.nz