Friday, 25 April 2008

14.Internet users could face disconnection for illegal downloads

  • Internet users who illegally download music and films could lose their access to the internet under the legislation aimed at coming down hard on those who disregard music piracy laws.
  • The UK's four largest internet providers - BT, Tiscali, Orange and Virgin Media - are already in talks with studios on a joint voluntary agreement to share information on web violators.
  • Under the legislation they could be forced to cut off customers. ISPs which fail to enforce the rules could face prosecution, and suspected customers handed over to the courts.

1 comment:

Ms Johnson said...

what are the statistics for people downloading illegally and how can they be realistically policed by service providers?