Paragraph 1 Notification fees

receiving a copyright infringement report;

matching the IP address^f1 to a subscriber^f2 on receipt of a copyright infringement report;

generating and sending a notification of the copyright infringement report under section 124A(4) of the Act to that subscriber;

retaining records of copyright infringement reports and notifications sent to subscribers, for the purposes of section 124B of the Act or if required to do so by the Code;

managing information for the purposes set out in the Code;

compiling and providing copyright infringement lists^f3 to copyright owners, pursuant to section 124B of the Act;

handling enquiries from and providing information requested by a subscriber about notifications received by that subscriber;

maintaining appropriate security and access controls for data processed for the purposes set out in the Code to meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998^f4; and

monitoring compliance with obligations under the copyright infringement provisions^f5.

costs payable under a Court order;

costs caused by the failure of a qualifying internet service provider to maintain accurate subscriber records; and

costs of economic opportunities lost as a result of compliance with obligations under the copyright infringement provisions.

promoting efficiency in the exercise of rights and the performance of obligations under the copyright infringement provisions; and

ensuring, as far as practicable, that the notification fees payable by all qualifying copyright owners in a notification period amount to 75% of the total costs incurred by all qualifying internet service providers calculated on the assumption that the total costs of each qualifying internet service provider are equal to OFCOM’s estimate of relevant costs.