BPI takes aim at ISP claims about the costs of anti-piracy measures
TweetThe war of words between the music industry and certain UK ISPs shows no signs of thawing. With ISPs like TalkTalk and BT having predicted huge costs if they’re forced to introduce anti-piracy measures on their networks, the BPI has commissioned a report from technical consultancy Sweet Consulting that claims to disprove them.
It suggests that technology to identify and notify copyright infringers could cost just £13.85 million in the first year, £9 million in the second, and £3.45 million in the third – 24p per individual ISP subscriber in the third case. A separate report commissioned by the Creative Coalition Campaign has come up with estimated annual running costs of £8.5 million.
Expect a rebuttal from TalkTalk in 5…4…3…2…1…
January 20th, 2010 at 7:14 am
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January 20th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Well, if it’s going to be that cheap, then surely the BPI can afford to pay all of it?
January 21st, 2010 at 11:44 am
It just goes to show what absolute criminals ISPs are. The issue is simple ISPs…
You own the gateway to the broadband superhighway. Highways require policing…knowingly or willingly in some cases ignoring crimes being committed is a crime in itself.
Like em or not laws are laws and ignorance or in this case turning a blind eye to your customer base committing crimes of theft is a crime in itself. It makes ISPs accessories to crime and as such if ISPs are not prepared to prevent such crimes they should be charged in our courts with being knowing accessories to criminal acts of theft.
January 23rd, 2010 at 11:40 pm
[...] BPI Takes Aim at ISP Claims About The Costs of Anti-Piracy Measures By Music Ally — The war of words between the music industry and certain UK ISPs shows no signs of thawing. With ISPs like TalkTalk and BT having predicted huge costs if they’re forced to introduce anti-piracy measures on their networks, the BPI has commissioned a report from technical consultancy Sweet Consulting that claims to disprove them. [...]
January 29th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
There’s no doubt that ISPs have a lot to answer for, especially with all this illegal music piracy business. But it seems US ISPs are about to cave in.