Major Internet service providers in the U.K. will start sending piracy warnings to their customers in early 2014, according to recently published rules.
The warnings are part of the Digital Economy Act (DEA), a controversial piece of legislation approved in 2010 intended to crack down on Internet piracy. It calls on ISPs to warn users about alleged illegal file sharing, and place repeat violators on a Copyright Infringement List (CIL).
Implementation of the DEA is being handled by U.K. media regulator Ofcom, which today published documents that outline how ISPs and
customers will be affected by the legislation.
