[Chapter-delegates] US Six Strikes Anti-Piracy Scheme Delayed

Thu May 24 12:08:18 PDT 2012

Will this be in DC, or NYC?

j

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Paul Brigner <brigner at isoc.org> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> Markus and I are coordinating on this effort, and we have a plan to: 1)
> provide an opportunity for the CCI principals to describe and respond to
> ISOC members'  Q&A about the program (the panel discussion I mentioned in
> my note), and 2) hold a roundtable discussion with CCI to provide ISOC's
> feedback with the goal of improving the system (the meeting Markus
> described).  The public session will be held first and will serve to make
> the roundtable discussion more productive.
>
> I am counting on everyone who participates to help me keep the first
> session non-confrontational.  It will not be a debate but rather an
> informational session with the opportunity for ISOC members to have
> real-time interaction with the principals.  Our goal in the fist session
> should be to learn and to identify areas where the program might be
> improved so Markus can follow-up as needed.
>
> Further details will be coming soon.
>
> Best regards,
> Paul Brigner
>
> Regional Bureau Director, North America
> Internet Society
>
> "The Internet is for Everyone"
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>
>
> On May 24, 2012, at 4:45 AM, Markus Kummer wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Allow me to chine in, as we had discussed this matter with David a few
> weeks ago.
>
> We are generally in favor of industry self-regulation, but in this case we
> also share some of the concerns that have been expressed by civil society
> groups, in particular with regard to  due process. We also have a few
> questions.
>
> I share Jason's point of view that a public debate needs to be based on
> solid information.  A public discussion can easily turn out to be
> confrontational. For this reason we think it might be preferable to have
> some kind of round table discussion, in a closed session among all parties
> concerned, to discuss the system, to ask questions we may have and to look
> for possible answers. One of our priorities would be to introduce some sort
> of due process, maybe in the form of alternative dispute resolution. In our
> view, ISOC would be well placed to bring all parties together with a view
> to improving the system and we would be happy to support the New York
> Chapter in this endeavor.
>
> Best regards
> Markus
>
>
> On May 23, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Joly MacFie wrote:
>
> We'd be happy to mount a public discussion event in NYC.
>
>
> j
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Livingood, Jason
>
> <Jason_Livingood at cable.comcast.com> wrote:
>
> I might recommend that Chapters interested in making a statement on the
>
> system consider discussing the system with the parties directly involved -
>
> essentially being briefed on how it will work - rather than depending upon
>
> fragmentary news reports. In my experience I have found this leads to much
>
> more informed policy debate. And it also leads organizations that may be
>
> critical to be able to understand the real areas of concern that they may
>
> choose to focus their energies on.
>
>
>
> I can try to help arrange such a briefing if there is interest.
>
>
> - Jason
>
>
> On 5/22/12 2:14 PM, "David Solomonoff" <drsolomonoff at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> We've discussed doing something on these topics and hopefully will have
>
> a Board meeting this week to begin planning.
>
>
> On 5/22/12 12:39 PM, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch wrote:
>
> David,
>
>
> thanks for putting this report on the Chapters list.
>
>
> Yesterday I quoted it on Twitter together with the Pakistan Twitter ban
>
> as two examples of non-multistakeholder Internet Governance.  Decisions
>
> made by governments alone are our usual example; companies alone, with
>
> barely any regulation by government, scarce if any (and internal)
>
> technical advice, and not even a consultation with consumers or civil
>
> society, are another. That this happens inside a country doesn't make it
>
> a lot less signficant.
>
>
> Therefore, it is more local than global, more for individual chapters
>
> to address, but feeding from ISOC global resources of information and
>
> educated opinion.
>
>
> Are the chapters based in the US planning any action or statements on
>
> 6-strikes and other private children of the same mentality that brought
>
> us SOPA?
>
>
> Yours,
>
>
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> [chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] en nombre de David
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> Solomonoff [president at isoc-ny.org]
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> Enviado el: martes, 22 de mayo de 2012 09:33
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> Hasta: Markus Kummer; Paul Brigner; ISOCNY BOD; Internet Society
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> Asunto: [Chapter-delegates] US Six Strikes Anti-Piracy Scheme Delayed
>
>
> US ³Six Strikes² Anti-Piracy Scheme Delayed
>
>
> Soon the file-sharing habits of millions of BitTorrent users in the
>
> United States will be monitored as part of an agreement between the
>
> MPAA, RIAA, and all the major ISPs. Those caught sharing copyright works
>
> will receive several warning messages and will be punished if they
>
> continue to infringe. However, it now appears that the much-discussed
>
> July start date will have to wait until later in the year as the parties
>
> involved may fail to meet the provisional deadline.
>
>
> In the coming months the Center for Copyright Information (CCI) will
>
> start to track down Œpirates¹ as part of an agreement all major U.S.
>
> Internet providers struck with the MPAA and RIAA.
>
>
> The parties agreed on a system through which copyright infringers are
>
> warned that their behavior is unacceptable. After six warnings ISPs may
>
> then take a variety of repressive measures, which include slowing down
>
> offenders¹ connections and temporary disconnections.
>
>
> The plan was announced under the name ŒCopyright AlertsŒ in July last
>
> year and the first ISPs were expected to send out the first warnings
>
> before the end of 2011. But this deadline passed silently and as things
>
> stand now it looks like the July 1, 2012 deadline is not going to be met
>
> by all ISPs either.
>
>
> TorrentFreak asked the CCI about the upcoming target date, and their
>
> response suggests that things may take longer than expected.
>
>
> ³The dates mentioned in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are not
>
> hard deadlines but were intended to keep us on track to have the
>
> Copyright Alert System up and running as quickly as possible and in the
>
> most consumer friendly manner possible,² a spokesperson told us.
>
>
> ³We do not intend to launch until we are confident that the program is
>
> consumer friendly and able to be implemented in a manner consistent with
>
> all of the goals of the MOU. We expect our implementation to begin later
>
> this year.²
>
>
> In other words, it¹s taking more time than expected. That said, the CCI
>
> did inform us that they have finally selected a third-party company that
>
> will be responsible for monitoring BitTorrent swarms. However, the name
>
> of the firm remains a secret for now.
>
>
> ³The technology partner we have identified and begun working with is an
>
> independent and impartial expert and we expect to have an announcement
>
> about the independent expert shortly,² TorrentFreak was told.
>
>
> As described in the agreement, this independent ³technology partner²
>
> will first be tested by yet another independent expert to see if their
>
> data collection methods stand up to scrutiny. This is a possible reason
>
> for the ³delay² but there are many more.
>
>
> At their end the internet providers all have to create a system that
>
> allows them to keep track of the warnings. To ensure the privacy of
>
> subscribers, this database of alleged pirates is not stored centrally.
>
>
> Hoping to find out more about what type of punishments ISPs have planned
>
> and their views on the agreement, we contacted several of them.
>
>
> Verizon was quick to respond but didn¹t want to provide any details on
>
> the planned punishments. The ISP did say that they believe the voluntary
>
> agreement is the right solution for the piracy problem.
>
>
> ³Verizon has always said that copyright infringement is wrong and
>
> through this voluntary consumer friendly system, we believe we can
>
> educate our consumers and offer them access to legal alternatives,² the
>
> company told TorrentFreak.
>
>
> ³We believe this program offers the best approach to the problem of
>
> illegal file sharing and, importantly, is one that respects the privacy
>
> and rights of our subscribers. It also provides a mechanism for helping
>
> people to find many great sources of legal content.²
>
>
> Other Internet providers contacted by TorrentFreak, including Comcast
>
> and AT&T, did not respond to repeated inquiries about the BitTorrent
>
> crackdown.
>
>
> The CCI, however, ensured TorrentFreak that none of the ISPs has plans
>
> to terminate the accounts of subscribers. Temporary disconnections
>
> remain as one of the possible punishments. Which measures the various
>
> ISPs will choose remains a mystery for now. We¹ll publish more on this
>
> and other details of the scheme in the near future.
>
>
>
>
> https://torrentfreak.com/us-six-strikes-anti-piracy-scheme-delayed-120518
>
> /
>
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