Digital Economy Act

15 May 2017 at 5:09pm

Digital Economy Act 2017

Andrew Cormack
Digital Economy Act
internet filtering
The Digital Economy Act 2017 contains sections relating to content filtering by "Internet Service Providers" (ISPs) and "Internet Access Providers" (IAPs). However both terms are derived from (and subsets of) the European definition of Public Electronic Communications Services, so will not apply to Janet or customer networks that are not available to members of the public.
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10 April 2013 at 10:34am

New Developments for Internet Operators

Andrew Cormack
Digital Economy Act
Communications Act
Defamation Bill
copyright
Intermediary Liability
My talk at Networkshop looked at some of the changes going on in the law, especially in the measures that those who operate parts of the Internet are expected or required to take to help deal with unlawful activities on line.
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Janet Aberdeen Technical Briefing

Andrew Cormack
7 January 2013 at 9:55am
Digital Economy Act
I'll be talking about developments in the Digital Economy Act
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Networkshop

Andrew Cormack
29 April 2013 at 11:49am
Defamation Bill
Digital Economy Act
Intermediary Liability
Domain Names
Tuesday's parallel session on legal and regulatory issues will cover new measures for enforcing the law (including copyright and defamation) on line, as well as an update DNS and regulation. Also watch out for  a plenary talk on the future of network regulation on Wednesday.
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16 August 2012 at 3:16pm

Ofcom report confirms risk of IP address over-blocking

Andrew Cormack
copyright
Digital Economy Act
internet filtering
Ofcom’s 2010 report on “Site Blocking” to reduce online copyright infringement concluded that using IP addresses to block infringing sites “carries a significant risk of over-blocking given that it is common practice for multiple discrete sites to share a single IP address” (page 5).
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23 July 2012 at 10:45am

Ofcom Digital Economy Act Code

Andrew Cormack
Digital Economy Act
copyright
I've just sent off a Janet response to Ofcom's consultation on the latest draft Initial Obligations Code under the Digital Economy Act 2010.
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16 July 2012 at 1:46pm

Digital Economy Act: Who is Covered?

Andrew Cormack
Digital Economy Act
copyright
Ofcom’s draft Digital Economy Act Code recognises that the real Internet is more complex than the Act’s model, and that there may be a variety of “communications providers”, “Qualifying ISPs” and “non-Qualifying ISPs” involved in getting packets (and possibly Copyright Infringement Notices) delivered to “subscribers”. This post describes some of the combinations likely to be experienced by Janet-connected organisations.
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2011 - Culture Media and Sport Select Committee Inquiry into the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Online

Andrew Cormack
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 13:53
copyright
Intellectual Property
Digital Economy Act
This is JANET(UK)’s submission to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s call for evidence on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Online. JANET(UK) is the operator of the JANET network that connects the UK’s universities, colleges, research organisations and regional schools networks to each other, to research and education networks elsewhere in the world and to the public Internet.
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2010 - Ofcom consultation on Online Infringment of Copyright and the Digital Economy Act

Andrew Cormack
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 13:49
copyright
Intellectual Property
Digital Economy Act
This is JANET(UK)’s response to Ofcom’s consultation on “Online Infringement of Copyright and the Digital Economy Act 2010: Draft Initial Obligations Code”. JANET(UK) is the operator of JANET, the UK’s National Research and Education Network, which connects universities, research establishments, colleges and regional schools networks to each other and to the Internet.
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2010 - Department for Business Innovation and Skills consultation on Online Infringement of Copyright Cost Sharing

Andrew Cormack
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 13:47
Digital Economy Act
Intellectual Property
copyright
This is JANET(UK)’s response to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation on “Online Infringement of Copyright (Initial Obligations) Cost-Sharing”. JANET(UK) is the operator of JANET,the UK’s National Research and Education Network, which connects universities, research establishments, colleges and regional schools networks to each other and to the Internet.
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