3 Strikes Not Enough,More Filters..Or Else

For all of you who thought if big content got their way with 3 strikes, that would be the end… well, you might be a minority in thinking that but you would still be wrong.
The request demands will continue no matter what, even after getting their 3 strikes law into place its not enough… it’s never enough, till either we lose the internet or they control it totally.

Not satisfied with “three-strikes” alone, says that all P2P sites that refuse to install filters preventing users from uploading copyrighted material by the end of the year will face “severe measures.”

Back in July of this year South Korea earned the infamous distinction of being the first country in the world to enact a “three strikes,” or “graduated response,” system for disconnecting illegal file-sharing from the Internet.

Apparently unhappy with that power alone, the the Korean Film Producers Association and the Digital Content Network Association held a joint press conference recently demanding that all P2P sites install a digital content filtering system that will prevent users from uploading copyrighted material to the Internet by the end of the year or face “severe measures.”

“From now on, the failure to install the software will be taken as an offense against consumers and copyright holders,” they said in a press release. “We will seek stern legal measures.”

Article and discussion: ZP

UPDATE:
And a related article on Techdirt:

If you thought that the entertainment industry would stop at having the ability to force ISPs to kick people they accuse (not convict) of file sharing offline, you might want to pay attention to what’s happening in South Korea. South Korea, of course, is home to very high broadband penetration, with exceptionally high speeds. And, not surprisingly, there’s a lot of unauthorized file sharing going on there. Of course, if you looked at the Korean cultural world, you’d immediately learn that smart entrepreneurs and entertainers quickly learned to adapt and take advantage of this new world. Entrepreneurs like JY Park recognized the changing marketplace, and adapted — and the massive success he’s had with artists like Rain and Wonder Girls, suggests that perhaps “piracy” wasn’t a big deal. All you need is some smart business people who can adapt.

But, of course, we’ve all seen what sorts of companies are afraid to adapt. The big record labels and the big movie studios couldn’t be bothered with the tricky proposition of actually understanding the new marketplace and adjusting their business model. So, they went to the US government and said “something must be done.” That “something” turned out to be a new “free trade” (ha ha!) agreement with South Korea, that had little to do with free trade, but plenty to do with pushing ridiculously draconian copyright laws on South Korea (i.e., protectionism for the entertainment industry, not free trade). Of course, these new laws went way beyond what any other country had, and included getting the government to shut down file sharing sites while restricting how user-generated content sites could work as well. Not surprisingly, once the law passed, various sites began restricting how they could be used, even limiting the uploading of any songs, even ones that users themselves had created. And, of course, with all that, a “three strikes” plan to kick people off the internet was also included.

You would think that the industry would be happy and leave well enough alone, right?

Of course not. Reader Dan alerts us to

Read the rest of the article as well as commentary on TechDirt

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