Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984
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/
(Score: 4, Informative) by bzipitidoo on Wednesday December 19 2018, @10:19AM (2 children)
Excellent. Because one of the things these scam artists were doing was trying to trick the recipients into identifying themselves. It was a legally dubious shakedown.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Gaaark on Wednesday December 19 2018, @02:28PM
I got one saying "Click on this link...etc etc"
DO. NOT. CLICK. THE. LINK!
The link is a lie!
the link is evil...the link will eat your cancer but replace it with Rick Astley!
NEVER CLICK THE LINK.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Saturday December 22 2018, @06:05PM
Dear God...
So if I had such a letter and wanted to royally screw someone I could just inquire on their behalf to one of these?
:-p
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