Rightsholders Ask Europe for Broad “Know Your Customer” Checks to Deter Piracy
In a letter sent to the European Commission, a large group of anti-piracy organizations and copyright holders calls for stricter online identity checks. As part of Europe's planned Digital Services Act, online services such as hosting companies, domain registrars, and advertisers, should be required to perform "know your customer" checks. This can help to combat all sorts of illegal activity including online piracy.
Anonymity is a great good on the Internet but increasingly there are calls for stricter identity checks.
Such requirements are not new. In daily life many people have encountered situations where they had to prove their identity. When opening a bank account, for example. But online it is rare.
If it’s up to a large group of organizations with ties to copyright industries, this should change. They call for stricter policies so that hosting companies, domain registrars, and advertisers must properly check who their customers are.
This message was sent in a letter to the European Commission this week. The signatories include anti-piracy outfits such as MPA, BREIN, BPI, IFPI, and RettighedsAlliancen, as well as the international brands Heineken, Nike, and Philips. Together, they call for thorough “know your customer” requirements.
https://torrentfreak.com/rightsholders-ask-europe-for-broad-know-your-customer-checks-to-deter-piracy-200923/
#Europe #KYC #piracy
In a letter sent to the European Commission, a large group of anti-piracy organizations and copyright holders calls for stricter online identity checks. As part of Europe's planned Digital Services Act, online services such as hosting companies, domain registrars, and advertisers, should be required to perform "know your customer" checks. This can help to combat all sorts of illegal activity including online piracy.
Anonymity is a great good on the Internet but increasingly there are calls for stricter identity checks.
Such requirements are not new. In daily life many people have encountered situations where they had to prove their identity. When opening a bank account, for example. But online it is rare.
If it’s up to a large group of organizations with ties to copyright industries, this should change. They call for stricter policies so that hosting companies, domain registrars, and advertisers must properly check who their customers are.
This message was sent in a letter to the European Commission this week. The signatories include anti-piracy outfits such as MPA, BREIN, BPI, IFPI, and RettighedsAlliancen, as well as the international brands Heineken, Nike, and Philips. Together, they call for thorough “know your customer” requirements.
https://torrentfreak.com/rightsholders-ask-europe-for-broad-know-your-customer-checks-to-deter-piracy-200923/
#Europe #KYC #piracy
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Rightsholders Ask Europe for Broad "Know Your Customer" Checks to Deter Piracy * TorrentFreak
In a letter sent to the European Commission, a coalition of anti-piracy outfits and rightsholders calls for stricter online identity checks.