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on Wednesday December 19 2018, @09:10AM
from the sudden-outbreak-of-common-sense dept.
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The rules for Canada's notice-and-notice regime will change following the passing of C-86, the Budget Implementation Act. Moving forward, rightsholders will not be allowed to send copyright infringement notices for ISPs to pass onto their customers, if they contain a direct or indirect offer to settle. The development effectively ends Rightscorp-style business models in Canada.
Source: https://torrentfreak.com/canada-prohibits-piracy-settlement-demands-in-isp-copyright-notices-181218/
See Also:
https://torrentfreak.com/canadian-isps-want-ban-on-piracy-settlement-notices-181022/
https://torrentfreak.com/canada-introduces-bill-to-ban-piracy-settlement-notices-181030/
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QOTD:
"My life is a soap opera, but who gets the movie rights?"
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday December 19 2018, @08:00PM (1 child)
That all seems like a weird way to run a country.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by sjames on Wednesday December 19 2018, @09:01PM
Frankly, it's batshit insane. This is why our Congress and president often score lower in popularity than bird flu.