Michael Geist discusses the potential implications of a notice and takedown regime in Canadian copyright law: A blueprint for better copyright law
While the U.S. [notice and takedown] system is bad, CRIA has recommended that Canada adopt a framework that is even worse. Richard Pfohl, CRIA’s general counsel, recently lauded the U.S. system but urged Canada to go further by recommending the adoption of what is best described as a “notice and termination” approach. According to Pfohl, if an ISP permits a subscriber to use a peer-to-peer service and they receive a notification that the subscriber is offering copyrighted works for download, then “the ISP ought to kick that subscriber off the system.”
