Category Archives: Copyright
Aggregating Information About CView
Over the past little while there has been considerable attention focused on Virgin Media’s decision to trial Detica’s CView copyright monitoring system. This system uses Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology to identify data protocols and likely files that are being … Continue reading
Update to Virgin Media and Copyright DPI
DPI is unlikely to go away; the aim now has to be to identify and proclaim ‘good’ uses of the technology and work to prevent the ‘bad’ uses from becoming prominent telecommunication practices. Continue reading
Virgin Media to Monitor Copyright Infringement
Until more data is released, privacy advocates and network neutrality advocates alike should take a step back, take a deep breath, and wait for a little more information before letting loose the dogs of wa Continue reading
Copyright and the Blank Media Levy
Levies are workable, partial, solutions to the ‘P2P problem’. They can facilitate artists getting paid for their contributions to culture. They do benefit the consumer because it is clear. They do not try to equate one download to one sale, and instead recognize the partial value of downloaded media. The proposed hardware-centric levy does not require ISPs to spy on content as it moves across their networks. Further, as I’ve proposed the aggregation of data points, this levy system does preserve anonymity and privacy. Continue reading
