British regulator Ofcom released a proposed code of practice on May 28 for Internet service providers to address online piracy. Comments are due by July 30. ISPs will be required to keep records of infringement, content owners will be able to request that infringers be notified, and for serious repeat offenders, content owners will be able to obtain personal details through court order. The proposal only applies to fixed-line ISPs with more than 400,000 subscribers but could potentially be applied to smaller ISPs in the future. It does not address the issue of disconnecting repeat offenders. The draft does not contain safeguards for consumers to complain they are being wrongly targeted but Ofcom promises to create an "independent, robust subscriber appeals mechanism." The code is expected to go into effect next year.