EU actions against online music piracy: how far can they go? Koen DE BOOSER Kristien DENTENEER Sam KINDS Dorien MEEUS Kwan Jau SIU Ward VAN DE VELDE
EU actions against online music piracy: how far can they go?
Koen DE BOOSER
Kristien DENTENEER
Sam KINDS
Dorien MEEUS
Kwan Jau SIU
Ward VAN DE VELDE
2001 IFPI’s SongBird tracks Napster
2000 - 2001
2000
2005
Peer to Peer technology
Piracy in general
Not internet specific
October 1998: Green Paper
April 2004: Directive
Same level of protection in the entire European internal market
2008: European Anti-piracy Plan
Fight more effectively
Observatory
Communicate with actors
Awareness-raising activities
Enforcement of existing laws
Cooperation
Viviane Reding
Neelie Kroes
2009:
Member states: own laws
EU: Internet ban not an option
privacy!
Hadopi law: ‘3-strike’ procedure
After two warnings, disconnection of Internet
Punishment implemented by a judge
Similar procedure as France
Internet service providers (ISPs) will be legally required to take action and disconnect Internet users
Downloading music and movies currently legal
Government wants to make it illegal, under the condition that the music industry provides alternatives
Not punish individual downloaders but websites and firms that offer these illegal files
End of 2009:
Pressure member states
EU U-turn
Ban under certain conditions
Musicians Metallica v. Napster
Radiohead: free album
ConsequencesFameLive performanceRecord sales
Record Labels Reactions:
Decoy
File sharing Marketing
P2P info
Consequences
Record sales
Abundant
Mission:
Promoting the value of recorded music
Safeguarding the rights of record producers
Expanding commercial uses of recorded music
Affiliated with RIAA
Development of the legal infrastructure forthe electronic music market
Strategy: 3 major objectives: Preserve local culture Fight against organized crime Encourage growth of investment and jobs
Litigation works: consumer attitudes are changing
Cooperation of ISPs Business partners of the future Example: 2008 Eircom
Governmental actions negative effects of piracy for the governments
Belgian association of authors, composers and publishers
SABAM vs. Tiscali Tiscali (ISP): deny access to sites offering illegal music Set an example to all Internet providers in Belgium Court of first instance: expert block the access to P2P networks = feasible? technical solutions --> feasible! blocking all P2P networks (= drastic) filtering technique customer organizations (such as Tik vzw) are against:
- decline in speed- privacy issues
BAF = Belgian Anti-piracy Federation dual approach: organize information campaigns undertake legal actions against pirates
BEA = Belgian Entertainment Association a cooperation agreement with BAF and SABAM
Stichting Brein (Dutch) investigates online and offline piracy takes civil actions provides information and expertise
for legal actions by legal authorities cooperates with MPA and IFPI
Which consumers are especially involved in downloading illegal music?
Why do illegal downloaders engage in such a behavior?
In what way do illegal downloaders get there music files?
Potential solutions regarding illegal downloading and sharing (from consumer’s point of view)?
(hier komt nog mijn deel)
Different groups: different opinions
everybody wants what is best for him/her
Government: matching all this needs in policy
utopia...
Involved parties should give in on their claims
Possible solution: incentives for legal downloading
Easily accessible platforms
Reasonable prices
Good quality
Safe files
EU has not yet gone far enough in its
actions against Internet piracy...