[kictanet] Digital Piracy - Nigeria Copyright Proposed Bill in Parliament

[Mark Kipyegon]

Off the top of my head, better consumer education on legitimate sources of digital content would be a good place to start. 

We have the advantage of learning from other countries where punitive legislation such as the DMCA has been a failure at stopping digital piracy.

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On 28 Apr 2015, at 09:21, "Bernard Kioko via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Mark, could you give examples of solutions you would propose.
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> On Apr 28, 2015 6:25 AM, "Mark Kipyegon via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Sir, while your cause is a noble one it is my opinion that the approach taken to counter digital piracy is wrong.
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> Empirical evidence would suggest that measures such as ISP imposed blocks, domain takedowns and the threat of massive fines have failed in mature markets. 
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> As a country we can do better than this and find a solution that works for the copyright holders without restricting the consumers' freedom to access the Internet.
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> On 28 Apr 2015, at 00:09, "Bernard Kioko via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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>> A number of you took issue with my going to court to petition for ISPs to block piracy websites – by saying it would amount to restricting internet freedom. Well Nigeria seems be ahead on the same.
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>> http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/04/ncc-proposes-bill-on-digital-piracy-to-impose-two-percent-levy-on-dvds-others/
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