SPA's Demands to ISPs

The Software Publisher's association is demanding that ISPs sign this document, or face litigation. The SPA demands ISPs to monitor all content on all web pages by all users and monitor all links as well. For those ISPs who do not sign the document, even if they are willing to work with the SPA, a lawsuit can be quick. Electronic Frontiers Georgia would like to suggest an alternate policy.

SPA - ISP Code of Conduct

  1. Commit to a policy of making only legally authorized software available to their subscribers and users;

  2. Implement the policy by appointing a compliance officer who requires that employees, contributing contractors, subscribers, and users warrant that the software they upload does not infringe any copyrights;

  3. Implement self-monitoring procedures to deter infringement of copyright from occurring on the system, including but not limited to (a) the unauthorized reproduction and/or distribution of copyrighted computer programs, (b) the posting of serial numbers, cracker utilities or any other information that can be used to circumvent manufacturer-installed copy-protect devices in computer programs (hereinafter "cracker information"), and/or (c) the linking of sites containing pirated computer programs and/or cracker information;

  4. Remove infringing software residing on a system or network controlled by the service provider, or otherwise block access to infringing software by their subscribers or users, immediately after learning that it is infringing;

  5. Reroute subscribers or other users requesting an infringement to a message that it has been removed or blocked because it infringed copyright;

  6. Educate subscribers and other users of their legal obligation to respect copyright through public awareness messages and clear and conspicuous warnings about the penalties for infringement;

  7. Terminate subscribers or deny access to other users who are known copyright infringers; and

  8. Do not sponsor, endorse, or advertise access to infringing software. 
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