Charter/BHN/TWC Approval Should Come With Copyright Infringement Conditions, Music Publishers Say
Committing to "clear and consistent" copyright infringement policies should be a condition before Charter Communications gets regulatory approval to buy Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable, the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) said in a filing posted Wednesday in…
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docket 15-149. While TWC is taking part in the Copyright Alert System developed by some ISPs and copyright holders to tackle infringement on their networks, "recent litigation has raised serious doubts about other ISPs' commitment to complying with the law." New Charter should be required to take part in the Copyright Alert System "and pledge to work with copyright owners to address infringement on its network," NMPA said. Charter didn't comment.