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| Illegal File-Sharing Pact On Verge Of Collapse |
| Friday, July 25, 2008 at 16:12 by Peter Smith |
Earlier this month we reported upon the landmark agreement between the music industry and a whole host of ISP which would see those engaging in illegal file-sharing punished in some way by their ISP. Initially it looked as though ISPs would take a ‘three strikes and you are out' approach which would see those engaging in illegal file-sharing warned and then cut off if they continued to re-offend. However, it looks as though the agreement is starting to unravel.
In public the BPI (British Phonographic Institute), the leading association for the UK music industry, has claimed that all ISPs are willing to discuss the possibility of cutting off re-offenders from their internet connections, but CarPhone Warehouse are saying something totally different!
CarPhone Warehouse, which took over the AOL broadband business last year, has stated that they will not disconnect those who re-offend although they will warn them there may have been an offence and advise them of the legal situation. It is not clear at this stage what the other ISPs in the UK are planning to do, but while there are still ongoing talks they appear to be approaching something of a brick wall. |
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| I think ISPs should step carefully before they accuse their customers of doing any illegal file sharing. With a wifi card, it is possible to simply sit outside someone's home and use their broadband connection to do whatever you want. How on earth would the ISPs be able to prove that you were the actual person doing the illegal P2P-ing, when it could have been some stranger cruising along outside looking for a hot spot somewhere, or even just your neighbour, who doesn't want to pay for his own broadband but is happy to use his wifi connection to use yours. |
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