British providers are going to make pay for warnings of users about copyright infringement

I think this heading is most suited to the news, which is described in detail in the sequel. So, it’s no secret that Internet users of all countries like movies, music, games and software to indulge in “pirated”, as the copyright holders call them. Invented a lot of types of file sharing, which allow users to upload the desired files. The problem is that the right holders do not sleep, and come up with all the new dirty tricks that impede free file sharing. Now these dirty tricks have touched and communication providers, at least in the UK.

The right holders, as they say, pushed through a couple of laws on the need to track downloads of illegal content, this is already known. Providers and copyright holders are now exchanging information about illegal file sharing, trying to keep track of specific users who participate in this exchange of illegal content. At the very least, we have learned how to track, but the question is - who will notify users about copyright infringement, and moreover - who will pay for the implementation of the notification mechanism?
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Again, last year, the right holders tried to transfer all costs to providers. The latter rebelled, complaining to the British regulator. He, without thinking twice, suggested a Solomonic solution - 25% of the cost falls on the shoulders of the ISP, 75% still have to find the right holders. But for the fact that the notification mechanism worked properly, the providers are responsible. According to representatives of the law, additional costs should be a guarantee that telecom operators will fulfill their “civic duty”. For the time being, this is only a proposal by British regulators, which will still be considered. But experts believe that the likelihood of pushing through such a law is very high, and this is almost a resolved matter. After a while, the legislators will once again thoroughly discuss everything and make a final decision.

It is worth recalling that in Britain there is no such a strict system of punishment for illegal file sharing, as, for example, in the USA, where single mothers and pensioners are dragged to court and forced to pay millions of dollars. In Britain, users are simply notified that they are not doing well, and if “recidivists” come across, then such users are disconnected from the Network.

Well, in Britain, just no one thought of charging additional tax on discs and storage devices, as happened in Russia. Although, the first step is the hardest, it is possible that the British lawmakers will come up with something worse.

Via itnews