It looks like the recording industry is after the ISP’s again. Only this time it’s worse and all the ISP’s in the world are being affected. According to this article at The Register, the IFPI is drafting a “code of conduct” for ISP’s.
Here’s a sampler. Under the new code, ISPs would put in place filtering technology to block services and/or sites that “are substantially dedicated to illegal file sharing or download services”. They would retain data beyond what law enforcement agencies require, with the aim of helping track down copyright infringement. They’d hand that data, plus your identity, over to the IFPI or MPA if there was even a complaint - not a court order - against you for, you guessed it, copyright infringement. (And you’d have signed or clicked something agreeing to allow that.)
What is the worlds recording industry coming to. I really hope that this is shot down hard and fast. It’s way more than what needs to be done. You know what, one thing that I never really liked about the RIAA and MPAA getting involved is that they aren’t the artists and, as far as I know, don’t really represent them. There have been numerous artist that have said that they don’t really care about downloads. And you know who does make the big money off of records; it’s not the artists, but the record companies that stand the make/lose the most. That’s what get’s me, they act like they are looking out for the artists when they are really just trying to hoard more money than they will ever need. I could go on about the money aspect but I’ll save that for another post when I have more time and have thought it out more.