Rights holders' protection not responsibility of ISPs, says Telus exec

TORONTO – While firmly believing the protection of content creators’ rights is vital to the future growth of Canada’s Internet economy, Telus does not support the idea that ISPs should be responsible for any copyright infringement that occurs on their networks. “I do believe we can’t create a really serious Internet economy around things like digital music and entertainment without better ways to protect rights holders,” said Michael Hennessy, vice-president of wireless, broadband and content policy for Telus. “It’s just we don’t want to have that responsibility thrust on us in a way that we end up in the middle,...