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Originally Posted by HarryT
I think you may perhaps have misunderstood the purpose of this. This is not about "taking down" sites; it's about requiring UK ISPs to block access to them for their customers.
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Um. Oops? Seems I got this one mixed up in my head with other pending legislation.
There's still the issue of shutting off access without proof--and the requirement to notify copyright owners of infringements seems ridiculously broad.
And I found this part fascinating:
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If it appears to Her Majesty that the law of a country fails to give adequate protection to British works to which this section applies, or to one or more classes of such works, Her Majesty may make provision by Order in Council in accordance with this section restricting the rights conferred by this Part in relation to works of authors connected with that country.
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So... a nice way to say, "if the US won't enforce British copyright, we won't enforce US copyright?" Potentially, "any site that allows downloading of Peter Pan can be blocked?"
I'm probably just rambling. I'm amazed at the number of attempted changes to copyright enforcement laws, all of which seem like trying to swat flies with machine guns. They seem likely to cause a lot more collateral damage than effective prevention.