[x-pubpol] IFPI's anti-piracy strategy leaks

[Joly MacFie]

http://boingboing.net/2012/07/25/ifpis-anti-piracy-strategy-l.html

A 30-page document containing the master anti-piracy strategy for IFPI (the
umbrella group for all the record labels' national associations, like the
RIAA and BPI) has leaked. The document, written by IFPI chief anti-piracy
officer Mo Ali, has gotten into the hands of TorrentFreak. TorrentFreak's
Enigmax summarizes the document in some detail:

Dealing with Internet service providers

In common with cyberlockers, IFPI have a set of rules they’d like to impose
on Internet service providers. According to the industry group, ISPs should
not provide Internet access to infringing sites, services or even
unidentified customers. Furthermore, ISPs are required to “Implement a
system of graduated response for infringing P2P users including warnings to
an effective deterrent sanction.”

Site Blocking

ISPs are also required by IFPI to block access to infringing sites and
services “located outside the local jurisdiction.” The chart below <
http://craphound.com/images/ifpiblock.jpg> shows where blocking orders have
been obtained (prior to April 2012) and how they are carried out.

Surprisingly, despite reports mounting to the contrary, IFPI seems to think
that site blocking is an almost perfect solution to counter infringement.

“The effectiveness of such a ‘block’ will depend on the determination of
the ISP subscriber and the content/website provider to maintain access to
each other and to use circumvention techniques to bypass blocking
techniques,” they write.

“There is evidence to suggest that there is limited (between 3% and 5%)
adoption of these circumvention techniques although subscribers with more
technical knowledge could look to circumvent ISP controls using virtual
private networks (VPN) or anonymous proxies.”


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