Anti-piracy to take "three strikes and you lose the Internet" approach?
The UK government is ready to release a Green Paper which will outline plans to officially adopt a "three strikes" anti-piracy stance similar to that already seen across the Channel.
Under the outlined plans, should you get caught downloading copyrighted material three times, your Internet connection could be terminated - possibly for life. The first offence nets an email warning, the second a suspension and the third prompts the permanent ban.
At the moment, while ISPs would be legally obliged to take action against piracy, it's undecided whether different ISPs will be able to exchange information on banned users; if they do, then I'd imagine most ISPs would refuse to sign you up, leaving you scrambling for free WiFi every time you need your net fix.
In addition, there are questions about arbitration; who, for example, deals with claims of innocence such as cases where an illegally downloading user was piggybacking on your WiFi?
Draconian measures that don't understand the download age or completely legitimate protection of an artist's rights? Tell us what you think.
[via The Times]
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