From: "Jimmy Wales" jwales@joey.bomis.com
I think that Erik's suggestions here have great merit, and I'd like to open the floor to a discussion. Obviously, he's given a fair amount of detail, and I may not want to adopt all of the detail that he's suggested, but I think in broad outline we're going to have to move to something like this.
--Jimbo
This is another reason that a policy/procedure regarding bans should be in place. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512
Title 17 USC section (512(i)(1)(A)):
(i) Conditions for Eligibility. -
(1) Accommodation of technology. - The limitations on liability established by this section shall apply to a service provider only if the service provider -
(A) has adopted and reasonably implemented, and informs subscribers and account holders of the service provider's system or network of, a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of subscribers and account holders of the service provider's system or network who are repeat infringers; and
Alex756