Internet service providers (ISPs) have rejected calls for them to police the net and cut off users who repeatedly file-share material unlawfully.The umbrella group that represents ISPs said disconnecting users would be a “disproportionate response”.A coalition of UK creative industries wants the online connections of repeat offenders to be slowed or stopped.The government has said it is looking at “penalties” for illegal file-sharers in its Digital Britain report.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8046028.stmCall for ISPs to police users in battle against piracy
Some of the biggest names in British entertainment will tomorrow today call for Britain’s internet service providers to police their customers’ activity to stem the flood of online piracy and safeguard an estimated 800,000 jobs in the creative economy.The call, from a unique coalition of business and union leaders, comes as Lord Carter puts the finishing touches to his final Digital Britain report, due out on 16 June. As part of that process, Carter has proposed a Rights Agency, backed by media regulator Ofcom, which would bring the ISPs and media owners together to fight illegal peer-to-peer sharing of music, films and software.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/12/stopping-online-piracyUK conference calls for government action on file-sharing
A group representing the UK’s creative industries today called for the UK government to intervene to prevent the spread of illegal file-sharing of copyrighted content such as music and film.The group, a loose coalition that includes The British Phonographic Industry and the Film Distributors’ Association, as well as trades unions such as the National Union of Journalists and the Musicians’ Union, issued a joint statement following a meeting in London on May 12.
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