DOMINIC McGONIGAL

DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, PPL

C.A.P.I. EUROPEAN FEDERATION

“DIGITAL RENAISSANCE”23RD FEBRUARY 2010

JIM FORK’S BLOG…

“…the album had made its way onto the Internet… eight and a half weeks

before release…”

“Some of us… just want to make the music we

love and play it around the world without living

in poverty”

“…I don’t blame you, unless you leaked it, in which case I will KILL

YOU”

DIGITAL ECONOMY BILL

 • Creates framework for high speed

broadband.

• Provides support for the creative industries by tackling online piracy.

TACKLING ONLINE PIRACY

 • Regulated code between rightholders

and ISPs.

• Notifications, then technical measures.

• Opportunity for appeal.

• Splits costs between rightholders and ISPs.

• Site-blocking and non-P2P piracy.

RORY CELLAN-JONES’ BLOG…

Talktalk: “If you think someone has stolen

something from you, take them to court”.

Consumers Association: “Most innocent people if

they get one of these letters will try to sort it

out.”

Consumers Association: “No problem with the

second stage whereby ISPs would have to impose ‘technical

sanctions’”.

THANK YOU

QUESTIONS?dominic.mcgonigal@ppluk.com