1. Graduated response:
what role do private
agreements play?
1 April 2014
Tom Ohta, Associate

2. What is the meaning of this sign?
 Maximum speed limit is 30mph
 End of minimum limit
 Minimum speed limit is 30mph
 No speed limit

3. Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme (VCAP)
Copyright Advanced Television Ltd © 2001-2014

4. USA – Center for Copyright Information (CCI)
© 2011 Metropolitan School of Business and Management Nigeria

5. USA – Center for Copyright Information (CCI)

6. USA – Copyright Alert System
Educate
subscribers
Promote
access
to legal
content
Protect
copyright
content

7. “6-strike” system
Educational
Step
(Strikes 1+2)
Acknowledgement
Step
(Strikes 3+4)
Mitigation
Step
(Strikes 5+6)
7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days 7 days

8. CAS: Mitigation Measures
© Jim Cornfield/Corbis

9. Private GRS - Ireland
Licensed under the Creative Commons Licence from Flickr user Ryan
Yu

10. Eircom: 3-strike system
Warning
(Strike
1)
Strongly worded
warning
(Strike 2)
Notice of
termination
(Strike 3)
14 days 14 days

11. Eircom
• June 2010 – Dec 2011:
 29,000 letters
 100 customers: temporary
1-week suspension
 12 customers: permanent
cut-off
• Feb 2014: case pending against
another ISP, UPC

12. Lessons to be learned
Licensed under the Creative Commons Licence from Flickr user dbaguz

13. Final thoughts…
© 2013 NORTHWEST BUSINESS LAW LLC

14. Thank you for your attention
Tom Ohta, Associate
tom.ohta@bristows.com
Twitter: @Tom_Ohta
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