KilJaden Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Belgian ISP Scarlet has scored its first victory in an important case that has been dragging on for years. This case is the first real test of how European copyright law can be applied to peer-to-peer networks.To give you a quick recap:The Belgian Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers (Sabam, the Belgian version of the RIAA) started a case against Tiscali, one of the largest ISP’s in Belgium. In it, they argue that ISP’s are responsible when their customers transfer copyrighted files via their network. In 2004, Sabam (in their own words) ”obtained an intermediary judgement by virtue of which the court acknowledged that copyright infringements (regarding the reproduction right and right of communication to the public) were being committed by TISCALI customers. ”The court then ordered a study into whether Tiscali (now called Scarlet) could be forced to block the transfer of copyrighted material through their network. This was finished last year, and in june 2007 Scarlet was ordered to implement technical measures to block the transfer of copyrighted works via P2P networks within six months. The fine for not following these instructions was set to €2500 per day. This year, Scarlet asked the court to cancel this order because the systems Sabam proposed for filtering traffic didn’t work as advertised; Sabam has already apologized to the judge about providing incorrect information. The court has now ruled in favor of Scarlet, staying the fine until the final ruling in this case which is expected about a year from now.Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumant30 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Bad news for pirates.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shought Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Bad news for pirates.:)Not really, it says that ISPs can not be held responsible for their users actions for the simple reason they aren't able to stop them :welcome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Bad news for pirates.:)Not really, it says that ISPs can not be held responsible for their users actions for the simple reason they aren't able to stop them :)just how the usa ips work. though soon usa ips will be forece to mpolice like europe when the new redid dcma and copyright laws come out in 2009 by pro riaa and mpaa democrat vp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 If I own an ISP company, I'd offer encryption services, so a$$holes like MPAA / RIAA can suck my ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumant30 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 If I own an ISP company, I'd offer encryption services, so a$$holes like MPAA / RIAA can suck my ****.Well encrypted or not you will have to submit the report to government :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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