Copyright infringement through filesharing is illegal and the Government is right to tackle the issue.
But the proposals to deter illegal filesharing announced by Lord Mandelson in September are wrong in principle and won’t work in practice.
Don’t Disconnect Us is a campaign group initiated by TalkTalk which is opposed to the measures proposed by Lord Mandelson.
Here you can find out why we’re so worried, hear what others who share our view say, register your support for our campaign (or tell us why we’re wrong) and contribute to the debate.
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Comment post by Sarah @ 2010-02-07 11:36:19
Music is was to expensive to start with, i've been new albums out for £15+. I'm a student and I can't afford that; the music industry folk are rolling around in their money and saying "hey someones downloaded my album! I need that extra £10!". If you download and sell it on I completely understadn but if it's for personal use thern whats the point! Almost everyone is guilty of downloading a song they didn't pay for! The people who don't shouldn't be punish either, this is just a porrly thought through policy the goverment ETC. are going to try put in place and hope to god that it works.
Comment post by MD1500 @ 2010-02-06 21:40:31
Well, as it stands, the proposed bill already requires all Broadband users to pay £25 extra a year and 50p extra a month. I have no doubt these fees will increase once the measures to tackle filesharing inevitably prove to be ineffective. If we have to pay another tax on top of that to be distributed among rights holders, I can't see it going down well. I'm not actually sure the music / movie industry is in bad shape anyway. Despite file sharing, Digital Music sales have increased dramatically. How can any industry where a single film (Avatar) makes $2 Billion profit in three months during terrible weather and a global recession possibly be suffering?
Comment post by Gene @ 2010-02-05 15:37:58
The old school wants the Internet to be glorified television.