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re: Digital Economy Act 2010 [Was "DE Bill Not Passed, BiS Consulting Already"]
From the Executive Summary, 1.1
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The Digital Economy Bill1 (the "Bill" or DEB) sets out two obligations which will apply to internet service providers as defined in the Bill (ISPs). ISPs will be required to send notifications to subscribers who have been identified in relation to alleged infringements of copyright. The second obligation is for ISPs to maintain (anonymised) records of the number of times an individual subscriber has been so identified and to maintain lists of those most frequently identified and provide copyright owners with lists on request. Both obligations would be underpinned by a code drawn up by industry and approved by Ofcom or imposed in the absence of a suitable stakeholder agreement.
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And the indicative timescales, 7.4
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30 March Consultation issued. 8 week consultation period
25 May Consultation closes
15 June Government response, final impact assessment and final Order published. Order introduced into Parliament 20 July Order comes into effect
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