Providers back net piracy crackdown

Providers back net piracy crackdown

Britain's six biggest internet service providers have signed up to a government-backed drive to clamp down on illegal downloading of music and films. As part of the clampdown, parents whose children are involved in internet piracy could be blacklisted and have their internet service cut off. Do you agree with these measures?

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  1.  
    Jeff from Scotland says:
    Aug 11, 18:50

    Let us not forget we are living in RIP OFF BRITAIN. We are paying more for CDs/DVDs than any other country in the world. A bit of a coincidence that we have the highest number of illegal downloading in the world? The ISP’s better ready themselves for a mass exodus to other service providers. They will shoot themselves in the foot if they start interfering with download speeds.
    As for the government they are nothing more than a shower of self-serving hypocrites. We have power companies raking in millions every day and making people lives a misery and they sit back doing nothing. As for the music industry they are no better. one word sums them up (GREED)

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    No Name from south west says:
    Aug 5, 19:50

    It must be illigal to monitor someones computer surely ??? and the companies that are not in with the deal must be laughing there heads off. Everybody will just leave there provider and go else where like Talk Talk maybe. The other Companyies will just loose out, and believe me they NEED your businness, SO I DonT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE ALL AGREED TO DO THIS ???????????

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    gazza from northants says:
    Aug 4, 13:56

    bring the price DOWN of CDs and DVD, you greedy *******.

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    silverback from leeds says:
    Aug 4, 09:43

    It's interesting reading the variety of opinions about this matter. However whilst there is an ongoing debate about the downloading issue, what is to be done about the uploading of copyright music attached to homemade videos etc in you tube and other communtiy websites?

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    Dave from London says:
    Aug 4, 07:28

    Ok fine by me if you want to clap down on illegal download, however if you want to get to the root of the problem: we're still paying the highest rate in the world for I-tunes and buying cds has become somewhat of a luxury (no wonder parents have kids that download illegal tracks from their bedroom PCs, they cannot afford to buy tracks with they weekly allowance!!!). Make prices fare and you'll find that people will buy music again.

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