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Ruth Hoy: Downloading Music And Copyright
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In this interview from the programme Community Chest, Dominik and guest Ruth Hoy discuss the legalities of uploading and downloading music in the UK. Key moments include a conversation on Creative Commons licenses, the penalties for copyright infringement involving the BPI, and a debate over a government proposal for ISPs to monitor traffic and cut off internet access.
In this interview from the programme Community Chest, Dominik and guest Ruth Hoy discuss the legalities of uploading and downloading music in the UK. They cover the BPI's actions against copyright infringement, including court awards of 1,500 and 5,000 pounds, and the BPI's claims regarding the Russian site MP3Sparks.com. The conversation addresses a government proposal for ISPs to monitor traffic and cut off access after three warnings, which Hoy suggests may go a step too far. The segment also touches upon the Electronic Frontier Foundation in the US and the lack of similar organizations in the UK. The recording includes the song 'Rear Brains' by Jonathan Coulton, chosen because its Creative Commons license allows for podcast inclusion.
Topics
- Legal implications of music downloading and uploading in the UK
- The legitimacy of MP3Sparks.com and consumer risk
- Proposed ISP regulations for monitoring copyright infringement
- Internet law organizations
Participants
- Dominik
- Ruth Hoy
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Do you know what the awards were? In one case, it was one and a half thousand pounds. In the other case, there was a sort of down payment, a part payment, on account of five thousand. And was this against people who were downloading or uploading music? I think both. All right.
I think, from my perspective, it seems to me that you know it does seem to go a step too far. You know, I'll be interested to see where this ends up eventually, but at the moment.
A look at the local local internet laws. I'm not sure, actually. All right. Well, I I couldn't find any on the internet either, so I was just I thought maybe you knew of some, but I know in the U.S. they sort of they help with lawsuits and they you know they they keep close tabs on on the internet to see if.