The government has made its official policy plain at last and seems in favour of disappointing the corporate rip-off content cartels
http://www.p2p-blog.com/item-861.htmlThe entertainment industry has been lobbying all around the world for so-called three strikes laws that would force ISPs to disconnect suspected file sharers after three offenses. One of the countries in the center of the debate has been the UK.
The British government negotiated a deal between local ISPs and rights holders to combat piracy in June. Many saw this deal as a first step towards three strikes, and some concerned users started a petition against such measures.
The office of the Prime Minister has now responded to this petition, denying that anything like three strikes is even on the table.
From the Prime Minister's blog:
"Unfortunately, much of the media reports around this issue have been incorrect. There are no proposals to make ISPs liable for the content that travels across their networks. Nor are there proposals for ISPs to monitor customer activity for illegal downloading, or to enforce a “3 strikes” policy."
I suspect the European telecoms commisioner had a hand in forcing this as it has only recently been universally condemned as draconian and illegal across the EU and its is likely this simple aspect that spurred the UK government into making this announcement.
