Online pirates beware

[ONeill]

Illegal downloaders face Internet ban

Internet users in Britain who illegally download films and music face being banned from going online, according to leaked government proposals published in The Times on Tuesday.


According to the plans, the government "will move to legislate to require internet service providers to take action on illegal file sharing" which record companies and film companies say is costing them billions of dollars (euros) in lost revenue.

The proposals were included in a Green Paper -- the first step to changing a law in Britain -- on the creative industries that is due to be published next week.

The Times said that the plans would involve a "three-strikes" regime -- users would first receive an e-mailed warning if they were suspected of illegally downloading films or music.

They would then receive a suspension from their Internet service upon their second offence, and face a termination of their Internet contract if they were caught on a third occasion.

AFP

[Bogball XV]

Yeah, that'll be really easily enforced
One often wonders why government exist - are your elected representatives supposed to carry out the will of the people or the will of business?  Of course here in Mexico we can see that govenment are solely to carry out the wishes of business (namely development).
I appreciate that business need protection from fraud, but really, the onus here should be on businesses to come up with a solution.

[Bensars]

Happy days. Im on a 12 month contract with BT and early termination of the contract would a financial benefit as better deals are available.

If thats the case time to get on and download as much as possible

[Red Sky]

The would be better served if they would force internet providers to report suspected paedophiles and to force all internet providers to block images of children being abused and tortured.

[screenmachine]

Couldn't have said it better myself Red Sky

[Bensars]

Hows the rapidshare going screen ?

Was thinking of having a whack at it. 

[screenexile]

I think you mean me Bensars! There's a few of us floating about! Rapidshare is amazing. Can't say enough good things about it. I've nearly 50gs or music now sice CHristmas and it only cot me like £15. I've another 2 months left with them as well and then I might just join up a month a year to Download anything I think I'm missing.

[armaghniac]

I appreciate that business need protection from fraud, but really, the onus here should be on businesses to come up with a solution.

Just like we need to be protected from burglars, but you should get a bigger door, rather than the government having to send our police patrols and the like.

The would be better served if they would force internet providers to report suspected paedophiles and to force all internet providers to block images of children being abused and tortured.

They do.

[Red Sky]

I appreciate that business need protection from fraud, but really, the onus here should be on businesses to come up with a solution.

Just like we need to be protected from burglars, but you should get a bigger door, rather than the government having to send our police patrols and the like.

The would be better served if they would force internet providers to report suspected paedophiles and to force all internet providers to block images of children being abused and tortured.

They do.

So are you telling me that form any UK internet service provider you would be unable to access child pornography and if you attempted you would be reported to the relevant authorities, I would seriously seriously question if that were true.

[Bogball XV]

I appreciate that business need protection from fraud, but really, the onus here should be on businesses to come up with a solution.

Just like we need to be protected from burglars, but you should get a bigger door, rather than the government having to send our police patrols and the like.

The would be better served if they would force internet providers to report suspected paedophiles and to force all internet providers to block images of children being abused and tortured.

They do.

So are you telling me that form any UK internet service provider you would be unable to access child pornography and if you attempted you would be reported to the relevant authorities, I would seriously seriously question if that were true.

There's money in porn, it'd be too risky to start banning access to some forms of it - revenues could be affected.

Armaghiac, I'm not sure if you're in agreement or disagreement with me, maybe you could clarify?

[gerry]

cannot see it happening, theres to much data passing over the net for the isp providers to check if it was illegal or not.  how could they tell the difference between a private made mp3 file and a illegal copied one.

sure we were all here before with napster, once it closed down it was replaced with 100's more within weeks.

[The Real Laoislad]

Illegal downloaders face Internet ban

Internet users in Britain who illegally download films and music face being banned from going online, according to leaked government proposals published in The Times on Tuesday.


According to the plans, the government "will move to legislate to require internet service providers to take action on illegal file sharing" which record companies and film companies say is costing them billions of dollars (euros) in lost revenue.

The proposals were included in a Green Paper -- the first step to changing a law in Britain -- on the creative industries that is due to be published next week.

The Times said that the plans would involve a "three-strikes" regime -- users would first receive an e-mailed warning if they were suspected of illegally downloading films or music.

They would then receive a suspension from their Internet service upon their second offence, and face a termination of their Internet contract if they were caught on a third occasion.

AFP

Just as well we don't live in Britain so....

[clarshack]

they're just copying the french:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/23/france_isps_record/