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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday December 19 2018, @09:10AM   Printer-friendly
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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  • (Score: 2) by sjames on Sunday December 23 2018, @05:57AM

    by sjames (2882) on Sunday December 23 2018, @05:57AM (#777762) Journal

    If you guys were to sack D.C. to keep the disease from spreading, most of us would understand....nudge nudge

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