UKers: Online Pirates beware

LauraR · Aug 25, 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090825/wl_uk_afp/britainpoliticsinternetpiracy_20090825134408

The government said hardcore online pirates who illegally swap and download copyrighted films and music could have their Internet connection cut off, in proposals announced on Tuesday. The threatened measure, which would go beyond previous proposals and has strong similarities to a proposed French law, could be brought in soon to tackle illegal downloaders file-sharing en masse.

The government is "considering adding account suspension to the list of technical measures that could be used only as a last resort against the hard core of copyright pirates," said a spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Internet service providers (ISPs) could be forced to take action against individual repeat offenders, the spokesman added, while access to download sites could be blocked.
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DavidGP · Aug 25, 2009

Oh this chestnut again! I think it may drag up the human rigths and privacy issue again that scuppered this a few years back IIRC.

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UKers: Online Pirates beware

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