A British government proposal that would require Internet service providers to cut off Web access to those found to be illegally downloading copyrighted music and video is evoking protest in that country.
Critics call the proposal a step in the wrong direction that would put the country in violation of its own laws and those in the European Union.
Britain's Department for Business Innovation and Skills on Tuesday said it was proposing legislation that would force ISPs to suspend the accounts of subscribers who are found to be illegally downloading copyrighted music and video over the Internet.
The proposal toughens an earlier set of department recommendations released in June. Those proposals had called for ISPs to implement a graduated response for handling subscribers who were identified as copyright infringers by rights holders. With the graduate response program , which is similar to a proposal by the Recording Industry Association of America, ISPs would be required to notify subscribers of copyright violations and eventually slow down their Internet connections if they fail to stop the practice.
More: http://computerworld.com/s/article/9137169/
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Critics call the proposal a step in the wrong direction that would put the country in violation of its own laws and those in the European Union.
Britain's Department for Business Innovation and Skills on Tuesday said it was proposing legislation that would force ISPs to suspend the accounts of subscribers who are found to be illegally downloading copyrighted music and video over the Internet.
The proposal toughens an earlier set of department recommendations released in June. Those proposals had called for ISPs to implement a graduated response for handling subscribers who were identified as copyright infringers by rights holders. With the graduate response program , which is similar to a proposal by the Recording Industry Association of America, ISPs would be required to notify subscribers of copyright violations and eventually slow down their Internet connections if they fail to stop the practice.
More: http://computerworld.com/s/article/9137169/
