Download - Enforcing online rights Ute Decker Senior Legal Adviser, Legal Policy and Regulatory Affairs

Enforcing online rightsEnforcing online rights

Ute DeckerUte DeckerSenior Legal Adviser, Legal Policy and Regulatory Affairs Senior Legal Adviser, Legal Policy and Regulatory Affairs

What is the problem?What is the problem?

• 900M infringing music 900M infringing music files on the internet files on the internet overall.overall.

• Up slightly (3%) Up slightly (3%) compared to Jan 2005 compared to Jan 2005 (870 million) while (870 million) while installed broadband installed broadband lines grew four times lines grew four times faster at 13%.faster at 13%.

• Down from peak in Down from peak in April 2003 (1.1 billion).April 2003 (1.1 billion). IFPI Digital Music Report 2005

www.ifpi.org

Internet piracy trendsInternet piracy trends

Infringing music files on the internet (millions)

600

1100

900800

870 900

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Apr 2002 Apr 2003 Jan 2004 Jun 2004 Jan 2005 Jun-05

Industry initiatives - not just litigationIndustry initiatives - not just litigation

• New business New business modelsmodels

• New technologiesNew technologies

Industry initiativesIndustry initiatives• LicensingLicensing

One-stop licensing in One-stop licensing in – 34 countries for 34 countries for

‘simulcasting’‘simulcasting’– 32 countries for 32 countries for

‘webcasting’‘webcasting’

Industry initiativesIndustry initiatives

• Public awarenessPublic awareness– www.ifpi.orgwww.ifpi.org– www.pro-music.orgwww.pro-music.org


• Public awarenessPublic awareness45 million instant messages in45 million instant messages in– USUS– AustraliaAustralia– AustriaAustria– CanadaCanada– DenmarkDenmark– FinlandFinland– GermanyGermany– IrelandIreland– JapanJapan– NetherlandsNetherlands– SwedenSweden– UKUK


• EnforcementEnforcement– Co-operation with Co-operation with

service providersservice providers

How do you find infringers?How do you find infringers?

By IP address. Only the ISP which assigned this IP By IP address. Only the ISP which assigned this IP address to its customer can identify the individual.address to its customer can identify the individual.

Civil Civil ‘discovery’‘discovery’

US – DMCA notice or civil discovery orderUS – DMCA notice or civil discovery order

UK, DK – pre-litigation order against ISPUK, DK – pre-litigation order against ISP

Criminal Criminal procedureprocedure

Germany, France, Austria, Italy, FinlandGermany, France, Austria, Italy, Finland

(civil cases can be appended)(civil cases can be appended)

Data privacy Data privacy compliancecompliance

EU – ‘litigation’ or ‘legitimate interest’ EU – ‘litigation’ or ‘legitimate interest’ exceptions to general rule. exceptions to general rule.

This process needs to be speedy and This process needs to be speedy and inexpensive. Co-operation of ISPs is vital.inexpensive. Co-operation of ISPs is vital.

Legal casesLegal cases

• ‘‘High profile’High profile’ cases cases against services and against services and major sources of major sources of supply supply

• Download service Download service cases:cases: MP3.com, MP3.com, Puretunes (USA), Puretunes (USA), Weblisten (Spain), Weblisten (Spain), allofmp3.com allofmp3.com (Russia): (Russia): Unlawful Unlawful reproduction or reproduction or making availablemaking available



• Links cases:Links cases: Beckers Beckers (Belgium), Olsson (Belgium), Olsson (Sweden), Koda (Sweden), Koda (Denmark), Bruvik, (Denmark), Bruvik, Napster.no (Norway), Napster.no (Norway), Cooper (Australia): Cooper (Australia): Primary infringement, Primary infringement, or aiding and abettingor aiding and abetting



• Cross-border cases:Cross-border cases: SOCAN v. Canadian SOCAN v. Canadian Internet Service Internet Service Providers (Canada)Providers (Canada): : Cross border internet Cross border internet transmissions are transmissions are covered in country of covered in country of receptionreception



• P2P cases:P2P cases: Japan Japan MMO (Japan), MMO (Japan), Soribada (Korea), Soribada (Korea), Napster, Aimster, Napster, Aimster, Grokster (USA), KaZaa Grokster (USA), KaZaa (Australia): (Australia): Direct or Direct or contributory and contributory and vicarious liabilityvicarious liability

Legal cases against P2P uploadersLegal cases against P2P uploaders

• Largest wave of Largest wave of cases (963) cases (963) announced in 11 announced in 11 countries on 12 countries on 12 April 2005April 2005

• 9,000 cases in US9,000 cases in US• 1,652 actions in 11 other 1,652 actions in 11 other

countriescountries– UK (civil)UK (civil)– France (crim., civil)France (crim., civil)– Germany (crim., civil)Germany (crim., civil)– Italy (crim.)Italy (crim.)– Canada (civil)Canada (civil)– Denmark (civil)Denmark (civil)– Austria (crim., civil)Austria (crim., civil)– Netherlands (civil)Netherlands (civil)– Finland (crim., civil)Finland (crim., civil)– Iceland (crim.)Iceland (crim.)– Japan (civil)Japan (civil)

• More to followMore to follow

PR: preparation and follow - upPR: preparation and follow - up - Key messages conveyed - Key messages conveyed

File-sharing copyrighted music may be illegal.File-sharing copyrighted music may be illegal. Legal remedies and sanctions apply.Legal remedies and sanctions apply. Legal alternatives exist.Legal alternatives exist.

Objectives / measures of successObjectives / measures of success

1.1. Public awarenessPublic awareness > 70%> 70%

2.2. Legitimate services / salesLegitimate services / sales– Over 1.5 million tracks Over 1.5 million tracks

availableavailable– 300 services world-wide300 services world-wide– 200 European services200 European services– iTunes, Napster, HMV, Virgin iTunes, Napster, HMV, Virgin

MSN, RhapsodyMSN, Rhapsody– Over 180 million tracks Over 180 million tracks

downloaded in H1 2005 (vs. downloaded in H1 2005 (vs. 157 in the whole of 2004)157 in the whole of 2004)

Needed from governmentsNeeded from governments

• Adopt adequate lawsAdopt adequate laws• Support the marketSupport the market• Fight piracyFight piracy

1.1. Improve enforcement Improve enforcement legislationlegislation

2.2. Protect copyright Protect copyright technologiestechnologies

3.3. Encourage market-Encourage market-based licensingbased licensing

4.4. Encourage ISP co-Encourage ISP co-operationoperation

5.5. Monitor and ensure Monitor and ensure effective enforcementeffective enforcement

contact:contact:

Ute Decker Ute Decker

Global Legal Policy and Global Legal Policy and Regulatory AffairsRegulatory Affairs

IFPI LondonIFPI London

[email protected]@ifpi.org

www.ifpi.orgwww.ifpi.org

representing the recording industry

worldwide

Download - Enforcing online rights Ute Decker Senior Legal Adviser, Legal Policy and Regulatory Affairs

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