Jorge
February 13th, 2008, 01:00 PM
ISPs want record industry to be responsible for lawsuits brought by individuals unfairly targeted in P2P crackdown.
The UK government is expected within coming weeks to propose legislation that would require ISPs to send notices to subscribers using their accounts for illegal file-sharing, and then dole out suspensions or terminations for repeated abuses.
The British Phonographic Industry(BPI), a record industry trade group, has praised the measure repeatedly and points to the recent adoption of similar anti-piracy strategies in France, where ISPs are now required to shut off access to those who use file-sharing networks to illegally acquire copyrighted content.
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The UK government is expected within coming weeks to propose legislation that would require ISPs to send notices to subscribers using their accounts for illegal file-sharing, and then dole out suspensions or terminations for repeated abuses.
The British Phonographic Industry(BPI), a record industry trade group, has praised the measure repeatedly and points to the recent adoption of similar anti-piracy strategies in France, where ISPs are now required to shut off access to those who use file-sharing networks to illegally acquire copyrighted content.
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