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 ravious @ 2010-08-24 20:51:38
Every single person on this planet partially owns every piece of art that has ever been created past, present or future. Everyone contributes intellectually to the creation of these works by providing the society, culture, and history required to create any work of art. Lock a child in a dark room at birth, no interaction, no views of the outside world, no conversation, no education, then after 20 or 30 years in isolation, then he can come out and create something and be able to claim it as an original idea... If your not willing to do that.. then none of your ideas are ever truly your own.
Comment post by psychic @ 2010-08-17 00:51:54
I think all art should be free from copyrighting. Art is a reflection of life...why must we try to bottle it up and treat it as a commodity?
Comment post by JB @ 2010-08-07 22:20:37
The fools in the music industry (most prominent in the fight against piracy) seem to believe if piracy were non-existent then all those people getting the music for free would rush out and buy it, making the artists/labels more money. The reality is piracy boosts interest and the music industry benefits tremendously from piracy, more than they lose, and the same is true for many other industries affected by internet piracy.