Role of ISPs https://community.jisc.ac.uk/node/term/feed en Defamation Bill – Hints at Definitions and Processes https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/defamation-bill-%E2%80%93-hints-definitions-and-processes <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/defamation-bill-%E2%80%93-hints-definitions-and-processes">Defamation Bill – Hints at Definitions and Processes</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">13 December 2012 at 10:02am</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/defamation">Defamation</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/intermediary-liability">Intermediary Liability</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/defamation-bill">Defamation Bill</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The 21st June sitting of the Commons Defamation Bill Committee provided some hints at answers to my questions about the Bill’s definitions and process.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/defamation-bill-%E2%80%93-hints-definitions-and-processes" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:01:02 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1634 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk New Defamation Bill - first thoughts https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/new-defamation-bill-first-thoughts <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/new-defamation-bill-first-thoughts">New Defamation Bill - first thoughts</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">13 December 2012 at 9:58am</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/defamation">Defamation</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/defamation-bill">Defamation Bill</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The new Defamation Bill promised in the Queen’s Speech has now been published. Although it also contains changes to what statements can give rise to liability for defamation, the most interesting part for network operators is likely to be the new provisions on liability for those who host third party content on web sites and blogs.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/new-defamation-bill-first-thoughts" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Sun, 13 May 2012 08:06:20 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1357 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk Dutch law requires network neutrality https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/dutch-law-requires-network-neutrality <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/dutch-law-requires-network-neutrality">Dutch law requires network neutrality</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">10 May 2012 at 3:24pm</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/network-neutrality">Network Neutrality</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/products-and-services/internet-filtering">internet filtering</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">According to the Dutch digital rights organisation, Bits of Freedom, the Netherlands has just passed a new Network Neutrality law. Their unofficial translation into English suggests that Public Electronic Communications Service Providers will only be permitted to throttle or block traffic on their networks if this is necessary:</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/dutch-law-requires-network-neutrality" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Thu, 10 May 2012 14:24:26 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1356 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk "Blocking" and Anti-blocking https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/blocking-and-anti-blocking <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/blocking-and-anti-blocking">&quot;Blocking&quot; and Anti-blocking</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">4 May 2012 at 12:04pm</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/copyright">copyright</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/products-and-services/internet-filtering">internet filtering</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/malware">malware</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Given the outcome of previous hearings on copyright infringement, the court’s conclusion this week that the UK’s major ISPs should be ordered to block access to The Pirate Bay was no surprise. However the judgment raises an interesting technical issue. In a previous hearing, it had been pointed out that there was a way to get around blocks on individual web pages that would not be possible if the block instead referred to the IP address of the website as a whole.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/blocking-and-anti-blocking" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Fri, 04 May 2012 11:02:07 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1307 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk IETF on Botnet Detection https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/ietf-botnet-detection <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/ietf-botnet-detection">IETF on Botnet Detection</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">4 May 2012 at 9:48am</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/cybercrime">Cybercrime</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/incident-response">incident response</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/malware">malware</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">A bot is a program, maliciously installed on a computer, that allows that computer and thousands of others to be controlled by attackers. Bots are one of the major problems on the Internet, involved in many spam campaigns and distributed denial of service attacks, as well as allowing attackers to read private information from the computer’s disk and keyboard. Some bots even allow cameras and microphones to be monitored by the attacker. Detecting and removing bots is therefore in the interests of both individuals and internet providers.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/ietf-botnet-detection" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Fri, 04 May 2012 08:48:34 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1306 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk Government Response on Draft Defamation Bill https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/government-response-draft-defamation-bill <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/government-response-draft-defamation-bill">Government Response on Draft Defamation Bill</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">6 June 2012 at 11:19am</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/defamation">Defamation</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/intermediary-liability">Intermediary Liability</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The Ministry of Justice has published their response to the Joint Parliamentary Committee’s comments on a proposed Defamation Bill.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/government-response-draft-defamation-bill" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:25:17 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1524 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk Botnet cleanup efforts by German ISPs https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/botnet-cleanup-efforts-german-isps <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/botnet-cleanup-efforts-german-isps">Botnet cleanup efforts by German ISPs</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">6 June 2012 at 11:11am</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/botnets">Botnets</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">I had an interesting discussion last week with Thorsten Kraft of the German ISP association, eco, on how German network providers cooperate to help reduce the number of their users' PCs that are infected with malware. The UK Government has recently added this as an aim in our national Cyber Security Strategy so the German example may be particularly relevant.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/botnet-cleanup-efforts-german-isps" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:12:25 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1511 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk Defamation Bill Update https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/defamation-bill-update <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/defamation-bill-update">Defamation Bill Update</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">6 June 2012 at 11:08am</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/defamation">Defamation</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/intermediary-liability">Intermediary Liability</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The Ministry of Justice has published a summary of the responses to its consultation on a revised Defamation Bill.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/defamation-bill-update" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:57:59 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1506 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk ECJ on Copyright Injunctions https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/ecj-copyright-injunctions <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/ecj-copyright-injunctions">ECJ on Copyright Injunctions</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">6 June 2012 at 11:07am</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/copyright">copyright</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/ecommerce-directive">eCommerce Directive</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/products-and-services/internet-filtering">internet filtering</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The European Court of Justice has set some limits for the sorts of measures that ISPs can be compelled to implement to discourage copyright breach by their networks. Back in 2004 the Belgian rightsholder representative SABAM sought a court order requiring an ISP, Scarlet, to install devices on its network that inspected the content of peer-to-peer communications and blocked any that appeared to contain copyright music.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/ecj-copyright-injunctions" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:56:06 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1504 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk Website Blocking: Copyright https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/website-blocking-copyright <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/website-blocking-copyright">Website Blocking: Copyright</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">6 June 2012 at 11:05am</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/copyright-designs-and-patents-act">Copyright Designs and Patents Act</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/copyright">copyright</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/products-and-services/internet-filtering">internet filtering</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The latest judgment from the BT/Newzbin case sets out what BT will be required to do to prevent its users accessing the Newzbin2 website that an earlier case found to be breaching copyright.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/website-blocking-copyright" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:52:34 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1501 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk Website Blocking: Alive or Dead? https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/website-blocking-alive-or-dead <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/website-blocking-alive-or-dead">Website Blocking: Alive or Dead?</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">29 April 2013 at 1:03pm</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/copyright-designs-and-patents-act">Copyright Designs and Patents Act</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/digital-economy-act">Digital Economy Act</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/products-and-services/internet-filtering">internet filtering</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/domain-names">Domain Names</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Last year's Digital Economy Act 2010 created a power (s.17) for a court to order a service provider to prevent access to a "location on the Internet" if that location was being used, or likely to be used, to infringe copyright. That power has not been brought into force and last January Ofcom were asked to report to the Government on whether such blocking could be effective. In the past week there have been two, apparently contradictory, developments.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/website-blocking-alive-or-dead" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:44:34 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1492 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk Re-opening the Internet? https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/re-opening-internet <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/re-opening-internet">Re-opening the Internet?</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">13 August 2012 at 11:09am</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/products-and-services/internet-filtering">internet filtering</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/network-neutrality">Network Neutrality</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Two recent news stories suggest that the importance of open Internet connectivity is gaining increasing international recognition.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/re-opening-internet" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:37:17 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1485 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk Domains with Criminal Purpose https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/domains-criminal-purpose <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/domains-criminal-purpose">Domains with Criminal Purpose</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">29 April 2013 at 1:04pm</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/botnets">Botnets</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/incident-response">incident response</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/domain-names">Domain Names</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Questions about my last posting on Nominet's DNS domain suspension discussions, have got me thinking a bit more about my idea of "domains registered for a criminal purpose". My suggestion is that these should be the only domains that a top-level registry can remove on its own, rather than asking for the decision to be taken by an independent authority.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/domains-criminal-purpose" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:36:24 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1484 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk Intermediary Liability https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/intermediary-liability <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/intermediary-liability">Intermediary Liability</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">4 July 2012 at 5:00pm</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/defamation">Defamation</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/intermediary-liability">Intermediary Liability</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">I've just submitted a JANET(UK) response to the Ministry of Justice's consultation on a draft Defamation Bill. In fact my comments don't relate to the current draft Bill, but to a longer-term part of the consultation paper (pp 40-47) on whether any changes are needed to the law of liability for Internet intermediaries.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/intermediary-liability" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:33:46 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1481 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk ISOC Report on Copyright Enforcement https://community.jisc.ac.uk/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/isoc-report-copyright-enforcement <div class="field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/isoc-report-copyright-enforcement">ISOC Report on Copyright Enforcement</a></h3></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-changed-date field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">13 August 2012 at 11:08am</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-user-fullname field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/users/andrew-cormack">Andrew Cormack</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden clearfix"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/digital-economy-act">Digital Economy Act</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/role-isps">Role of ISPs</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/copyright">copyright</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/internet-society">Internet Society</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">I'm pleased to report that the Internet Society has published a discussion paper looking at different methods being proposed around the world to respond to the use of the Internet to breach Intellectual Property Rights. For each of the approaches - graduated response and suspension of access,  traffic shaping, blocking, content identification and filtering, and DNS manipulation - the paper looks at the implications for the Internet, Internet technologies, access and use.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-node-link field-type-ds field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/blogs/regulatory-developments/article/isoc-report-copyright-enforcement" class="">Read more</a></div></div></div> Thu, 12 May 2011 15:25:39 +0000 Andrew Cormack 1473 at https://community.jisc.ac.uk