Re: UK government proposes cutting Web access to file sharers

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: August 25, 2009 9:19:49 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] UK government proposes cutting Web access to  
file sharers

UK government proposes cutting Web access to file sharers

Repeat offenders who persist in illegally downloading music from file- 
sharing sites such as Limewire could be blocked from accessing the Web  
under British government proposals issued on Tuesday. The government  
said it was publishing new ideas to speed up the process of tackling  
unlawful peer-to-peer file sharing to prevent damage to the content  
industries. Proposals include requiring Internet Service Providers to  
take action against individual repeat infringers, including blocking  
access to download sites, reducing broadband speeds or by temporarily  
suspending an individual's Internet account.

<http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSLP18813620090825 
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