article_snippet: The scheme could come into affect as soon as September this year.
article_snippet: The Communications Alliance, the industry body backing the proposed code, released a statement last week emphasising the 'public education' elements of the code, but noted that the scheme did provide a process of 'facilitated preliminary discovery'. '
article_snippet: Ultimately we’re trying to strike a balance.
article_snippet: This is why we are worried, this is a completely disproportionate system.
article_snippet: The Communication Alliance maintains that while the scheme may not be a popular move with some customer, the industry body made genuine efforts to provide a reasonable balance between education and preventing further illegal downloading.
article_snippet: I don’t expect there to be universal acclaim, but It’s a scheme that’s fair, that’s not punitive and that balances competing interests,'