Singapore tightens anti-piracy legislation
According to the Singapore Straits Times, the authorities are considering a bill on which users who receive three warnings about downloading pirated content will be denied access to the Internet. In some countries, a similar law has already been proposed, and in South Korea - adopted. The Straits Times newspaper does not publish details of how the proposed law will work in Singapore and how the procedure for closing the Internet access should occur. However, the article says that blocking access through one provider does not mean that the user will not be able to log on to the network in a different way - for example, under the log of his family members.
A similar law of the "three warnings" came into force in South Korea last month. Supporters of such decisions from the judicial authorities of France, New Zealand and the UK have made a number of alternative proposals. In some countries, they have achieved greater protection and guarantees in processes involving users accused of piracy.
In June, the Minister of Culture of Great Britain, Andy Burnham, said that disabling Internet access for users who download pirated content is not the main method of fighting the state against piracy. At about the same time, the French judicial authorities declared that the law of “three warnings” contradicted the constitution, partly because it eliminates the presumption of innocence of defendants under French law and demanded that they file a lawsuit to restore Internet access. According to a revised proposal made last month, copyright holders must file complaints with a French court, which has the right to fine users, sentence them to imprisonment, or turn off Internet access.
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In New Zealand, the adoption of the law was postponed indefinitely, after a number of questions were raised in March. At this time, the Ministry of Economic Development of New Zealand is considering an amended draft law under which copyright holders must file an application for repeated cases of piracy to a state tribunal. The tribunal has the authority to impose a fine or require the provider to close the Internet access to the infringer.
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A similar law of the "three warnings" came into force in South Korea last month. Supporters of such decisions from the judicial authorities of France, New Zealand and the UK have made a number of alternative proposals. In some countries, they have achieved greater protection and guarantees in processes involving users accused of piracy.
In June, the Minister of Culture of Great Britain, Andy Burnham, said that disabling Internet access for users who download pirated content is not the main method of fighting the state against piracy. At about the same time, the French judicial authorities declared that the law of “three warnings” contradicted the constitution, partly because it eliminates the presumption of innocence of defendants under French law and demanded that they file a lawsuit to restore Internet access. According to a revised proposal made last month, copyright holders must file complaints with a French court, which has the right to fine users, sentence them to imprisonment, or turn off Internet access.
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In New Zealand, the adoption of the law was postponed indefinitely, after a number of questions were raised in March. At this time, the Ministry of Economic Development of New Zealand is considering an amended draft law under which copyright holders must file an application for repeated cases of piracy to a state tribunal. The tribunal has the authority to impose a fine or require the provider to close the Internet access to the infringer.
via pcworld.com
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/67575/
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