That is why copyright owners in these cases name unidentified “Doe” defendants associated with a list of IP addresses. The “notice-and-notice” system allows content owners to issue infringement notices to ISPs, who forward those notices to subscribers without revealing their subscribers’ identities. Owners can detect uploaders’ IP addresses and their respective ISPs, but not their identities. ISPs do this millions of times per year at the request of copyright owners who monitor the Internet for uploads of their content. Under the “notice-and-notice” system set out in Canada’s Copyright Act, Internet service providers (ISPs) - like Bell, Rogers and TekSavvy - must forward copyright infringement notices to their Internet subscribers. Now, the Supreme Court is set to hear a case about $150 that could change the trend of copyright enforcement in Canada. Another torrenting action is launched, and your client must respond. Finally, a statement of claim arrives at your client’s doorstep. There is a first Doe, and another, and then a Norwich order or two. PUBLISHED October 2018 IN Copyright & Designs, Enforcement & Defence, IT & E-Commerce
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