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President of the Telecommunications Industry Association notes that copyright holders cannot accurately identify infringers only an IP address.

With many ISPs lining up around the world to curtail illegal file-sharing at the behest of copyright holders, the music industry in particular, it's always refreshing to learn of those that refuse.

According to a report by Comon, Danish ISPs have refused a proposal by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) to voluntarily engage in any such “detection and monitoring activities.”

“The Internet must be protected as a credible media, where each citizen can feel comfortable with the certainty that he will be on an equal footing with other media, such as confidentiality of correspondence in the mail, etc,” said the Danish Telecommunications Industry Association in a statement.

“The proposals that have been seen by others in the European debate, which have also been raised in Denmark - for example, to disconnect users or deny users Internet access - will counteract this objective, and is in no way proportionate to the situation.”

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Danish ISPs Refuse Demands to Disconnect File-Sharers