Dec 19 2008
ISP assists in the battle against music piracy
RIAA has seen the light and finally admitted that they can’t sue everyone uploads music online. So they change tactics and ask for assistance from ISPs. They want ISPs to police their clients and users regarding uploading such files in the internet:
Under the new plan, copyright owners will send infringement notices to ISPs, who will in turn notify their users — and possibly sanction them if they don’t respond to numerous messages.
Although pending litigation will continue, the recording industry agreed to stop new lawsuits after working with Andrew Cuomo, New York’s attorney general, and unidentified ISPs throughout the fall. Under the new plan, copyright owners will send infringement notices to ISPs, who will in turn notify their users — and possibly sanction them if they don’t respond to numerous messages.