MPAA: Net Neutrality Rules Shouldn't Hinder Anti-Piracy Efforts The MPAA is urging lawmakers to ensure that any new net neutrality rules don't prohibit the group from engaging in its often ham-fisted efforts to combat piracy. In a filing with the FCC, the group (which represents the interests of seven major film studios) doesn't really take a side on the FCC's unpopular plan to kill the rules and roll back ISPs' Title II common carrier classification, but wants to ensure that any replacement rules (if there are any) don't run afoul of its anti-piracy efforts.

“Copyright owners and content providers have a right under the Copyright and Communications acts to combat theft of their content, and the law encourages internet intermediaries to collaborate with content creators to do so,” the MPAA declares. “The MPAA therefore asks that any network neutrality rules the FCC maintains or adopts make explicit that such rules do not limit the ability of copyright owners and their licensees to combat copyright infringement,” the group adds. As we've been noting, large ISPs are not only lobbying the FCC to kill the popular, existing protections, they're lobbying for a new law -- one that under this cash-soaked Congress, ISPs are certain they themselves will be writing. As such, the ploy is to craft a new law that professes to "put the debate to bed," but actually ends with rules far flimsier than those currently on the books. Historically, the MPAA's worries about net neutrality rules hamstringing their efforts at anti-piracy Whac-A-Mole have never really been a problem, since every incarnation of the rules so far has crafted tractor-trailer-sized loopholes to address copyright infringement. “Nothing in this part prohibits reasonable efforts by a provider of broadband Internet access service to address copyright infringement or other unlawful activity,” the FCC's current net neutrality rules state. “We reiterate that our rules do not alter the copyright laws and are not intended to prohibit or discourage voluntary practices undertaken to address or mitigate the occurrence of copyright infringement,” the FCC repeats. “We reiterate that our rules do not alter the copyright laws and are not intended to prohibit or discourage voluntary practices undertaken to address or mitigate the occurrence of copyright infringement,” the FCC repeats.







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TIGERON

join:2008-03-11

Boston, MA Motorola MG7550

18 recommendations TIGERON Member When it comes to copyright law I stand with ISP immunity ISPs are NOT in the business of being copyright cops. Give people what they want WITHOUT any headaches at a reasonable price and they will NOT steal.



The entertainment industry is deep pocketed and can afford to combat piracy. Go after the real pirates who make bootleg copies of their content to be sold on the black market instead of wasting time and money suing your fans. It takes years to earn those people and only seconds to lose them.

Transmaster

Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus

join:2001-06-20

Cheyenne, WY 3 recommendations Transmaster Member I am sick and tired of not being able to get the Anime I want I am a huge fan of Japanese Anime. The biggest problem I have is getting what I want to watch in a legal manner. I have ordered DVD's and such directly from Japan but in some cases the cost is so outrageous that I refused to pay it. So I am forced to get what I want to watch by "other" means. with streaming channels such a Crunchyroll this has gone down to a trickle but there are still Anime's from Japan that are not available Stateside. and don't get me started on their OST's.

Anonfc121

@optonline.net 3 recommendations Anonfc121 Anon just get rid of the DMCA without the DMCA, all problems are solved!. we did very well for hundreds of years without it!!..