UK ISPs With Under 400k Users Escape Illegal File Sharing Crackdown

Market regulator Ofcom has informed the UK Internet Service Providers Association ( ISPA ) that broadband ISPs with less than 400,000 subscribers are likely to escape the initial Digital Economy Act (DEA) crackdown on unlawful copyright file sharing (P2P). Mobile Broadband operators will also escape, at least for now. The code itself will cover several crucial areas; how Copyright Infringement Reports (CIR) are handled; management of the illegal file sharing warning/notification letters process; appeals against false or unfair accusations by copyright holders; and costs. There are other things too but those are the primary points for consumers to be aware of. Most ISPs agree that both they and Ofcom have not been given enough time to develop a code for something so complex. Indeed the regulator is currently of the view that ISPs will not be able to produce an effective solution of their own in time and is therefore likely to present something with flexibility.

Source: http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2010/05/18/uk-isps-with-under-400k-users-escape-illegal-file-sharing-crackdown.html