[124A Obligation to notify subscribers of copyright infringement reports]
Communications Act 2003 (2003 c 21) | Legislation

[Online infringement of copyright: obligations of internet service providers]

[124A  Obligation to notify subscribers of copyright infringement reports]

[(1)     This section applies if it appears to a copyright owner that—

(a)     a subscriber to an internet access service has infringed the owner's copyright by means of the service; or

(b)     a subscriber to an internet access service has allowed another person to use the service, and that other person has infringed the owner's copyright by means of the service.

(2)     The owner may make a copyright infringement report to the internet service provider who provided the internet access service if a code in force under section 124C or 124D (an “initial obligations code”) allows the owner to do so.

(3)     A “copyright infringement report” is a report that—

(a)     states that there appears to have been an infringement of the owner's copyright;

(b)

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