Illegal downloaders 'face UK ban'

From the BBC.

People in the UK who go online and illegally download music and films may have their internet access cut under plans the government is considering.
A draft consultation suggests internet service providers would be required to take action over users who access pirated material via their accounts.

Now this is a proposal, in it's formative stages, but the Industry (BPI) is pushing hard.
First they tried to convince the ISPs, but they said...

"ISPs are no more able to inspect and filter every single packet passing across their network than the Post Office is able to open every envelope," the association said.

"ISPs bear no liability for illegal file sharing as the content is not hosted on their servers," it added.

So now the trade is turning to the government, to turn the screws.

The BPI, the trade body that represents the UK record industry, said internet providers had "done little or nothing to address illegal downloading via their networks".

"This is the number one issue for the creative industries in the digital age, and the government's willingness to tackle it should be applauded," said BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor.

"Now is not the time for ISPs to hide behind bogus privacy arguments, or claim the problem is too complicated or difficult to tackle."

This should prove interesting.

WOW. And people like to hammer the US for our domestic spying activities. Fairly intrusive.

The extent of domestic spying in the UK outstrips that in the USA in many ways.

in almost every way

FTFY

How common is identity theft in the UK?

How secure are the normal net connections there?

How exactly are they gonna monitor this?

TheMercenary;432448 wrote:

WOW. And people like to hammer the US for our domestic spying activities. Fairly intrusive.

Fairly? :rolleyes:

I don't see why the ISP should have to monitor this or take any responsibility for what their users do.

That's like saying the used car yard is responsible for someone buying a car and then running over someone in it.

The industry needs to find another way to manage this issue and I hope they do, but attacking the ISP's for it is not the best way in my opinion.