The Ofcom Code of Practice
From Digital Economy Act Info
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On 13th April 2010, Ofcom, who under the terms of the act are tasked with seeing a code of conduct is drawn up for how online copyright infringement is managed, released it's Terms of Reference detailing its planned approach.
This was followed by a number of "Stakeholder Liaison Meetings".
On the 28th May 2010, Ofcom released their Draft Initial Obligations Code which marks the start of the first consultation on implementation of the Digital Economy Act.
Coadec note the two most important parts as
Initially the code will cover only ISPs with 400,000 or more subscribers. This means that only BT, Virgin, Talk Talk, Sky, Orange, O2 and Post Office will be required to participate in the warning letter process at first. However, Ofcom says it will monitor copyright infringement levels and may extend the provisions to smaller ISPs at a future date.
Users who have received three warning letters within a one-year period may be included in copyright infringement lists. Copyright owners will be able to request copies of these lists, and if the so-called “technical measures” (such as disconnection) are ultimately implemented, the people on these lists are likely to be subject to the measures.
