Confirmation That Record Labels Wanted ISPs To Spy On Users And Report Infringement To RIAA
from the no-surprise dept
This is hardly surprising, given previous statements and actions, but a redaction failure by the UK government in a Freedom of Information document handover resulted in TorrentFreak being able to see how Lucian Grainge (now CEO of Universal Music) explained to Peter Mandelson (whom he was lobbying to create the Digital Economy Act) how they wanted ISPs to report directly to record labels on people who might be file sharing, so the labels could take legal action:"As ISPs can monitor the amount of power used by specific users and the sites connected to, it is possible for ISPs to pass on any details to owners of particular rights, who could then take legal action."This, of course, is the dream state for the industry, though they haven't been able to get anyone to really go that far yet. Still, it is interesting to see them directly bringing it up with lawmakers.
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Filed Under: copyright cops, digital economy bill, isps, lucian grainge, peter mandelson, uk
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He was then kicked out of the Government in 2001 (Quote from Wikipedia) "On 24 January 2001, Mandelson resigned from the Government for a second time following accusations of using his position to influence a passport application.[26][27]"
He was instrumental in bringing in the DEA (it has since been discovered through a FOI request that he was "influenced" by Lucian Grainge, CEO of Universal Music Group) against the wishes of the British Public.
how is it that such a corrupt Politician is able to stay in the House of Lords when it is so obvious that does not deserve to be called a "Lord"
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What if they're really using all that power for their heatlamps to grow weed and *not* download torrents? What then?
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Keep it up MAFIAA...
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Ar which time tgey will face a massive lawsuit from the oil industry for 'felonius interference with a business model.'
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We should also sue the ISP, challenging the laws on this (such as the Patriot Act) that force them to retain this data.
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What about me? Right now it's summertime, so I'm using all my power to keep my house cool.
/sarcasm
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No reference to the song?
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091130/0445237119.shtml
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So mike
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ISPs can monitor power usage?
Side note: Who here agrees with me that :r looks like a guy smoking?
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Rock 'n Roll Becomes Authoritarian
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What does "power"
Anyway, all the RIAA or MPAA needs to do is bribe enough Congressmen and the White House and perhaps a few SCOTUS judges with enough money to pass it. Members of congress need the money for re-election campaigns and expensive vacations and hookers and drugs. There are no honest politicians above the very small town levels anyway. If an honest politician somehow gets re-elected they will lose re-election because they didn't have the funds to campaign again.
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What, they want to cap that too?
I don't think Lucian Grainge knows what he is talking about.
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"... Record Labels Wanted ISPs To Spy On Users And Report Infringement To RIAA"
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ISP
Thanks Casey Mahoney
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