UK Internet firms to help tackle file-sharers
Thursday, 24 July 2008
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Six leading Internet providers in the UK have agreed to help the music industry crack down on the illegal sharing of music files.
The companies have agreed to send letters of warning to Internet users suspected of involvement in the practice.
The move coincides with a consultation exercise by the British Government which could see people involved in high-level file-sharing having their broadband connections slowed down.
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Who has said anything about music ?? File sharing is a collective mass of free people sharing folders. The content of the folders is no business of anybody else!!!
This is the first steps in controlling access to free online facilities. Another example is controlling uncensored media and Historical Revisionism!
We have creatures out there who not only put child pornography on the net for their disgusting fetishes but these sick sites are also in place to encourage mass opinion for more censorship of the world wide web.
Remove the blinkers. These pop stars get too much money anyway!!!!
Posted by Shlemmy Klapperwitz, London | 25.07.08, 11:56 GMT
It is good that this has come to light simply to educate that filesharing is wrong. The outcome is also good news for the music industry and for consumers. If downloading of all music is above board then it means that the wider industry will be encouraged to create reasonable alternatives - some of these are already up and running, like We7's ad-funded free music sharing and downloading model.
Steve Purdham
CEO - We7
Posted by We7Steve | 24.07.08, 14:52 GMT