Follow France’s model, says IFPI
24 January 2008
Eklavya Gupte, London
The IFPI Digital Music Report ’08 has urged governments and internet service providers (ISPs) to follow the example of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s copyright plan to protect the creative content of artists on the internet
In November last year, Sarkozy revealed a plan in which ISPs in France will have the power to disconnect persistent copyright infringers on their networks. Under the terms of the deal between ISPs, copyright owners and government officials, ISPs have agreed to experiment with technologies to filter out infringing content on their networks. The report, which was released today, stated that this plan shows that “disconnecting the accounts of serious infringers is...
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