Shakira, Norah Jones and Nelly Furtado don’t share Lily Allen’s concerns over file-sharing. Some of the world’s top female singers have told Sky News they disagreee with Lily Allen’s call to crack down on illegal file-sharers. Shakira, Norah Jones and Nelly Furtado have added their weight to the ongoing crisis in the music industry about [...]
Peter Mandelson fights back in the filesharing debate. Lord Mandelson will try to quell the furore over his proposals to disconnect online pirates tomorrow as some of the biggest names in music assemble at an emergency meeting to hammer out a joint position on filesharing. With a government consultation deadline on the issue less than [...]
The Guardian reports that the majority of the public believes those suspected of illegal downloading should have a right to trial in court before restrictions are imposed, according to YouGov figures. Plans to force internet service providers (ISPs) to disconnect suspected illegal downloaders have been roundly rejected in a new YouGov poll, the first time [...]
TalkTalk security expert Matt Roxburgh demonstrates the problem of filesharing wi-fi theft to Rory Cellan-Jones. UK ISP TalkTalk has staged a wireless stunt, aimed at illustrating why it thinks Lord Mandelson’s plans to disconnect filesharers is “naive”. TalkTalk has long been an outspoken critic of government plans to cut off persistent file-sharers. The stunt demonstrates [...]
The October report ‘Can we keep our hands off the net?’ from the All Party Parliamentary Communications Group answers five key questions. Happily, on the subject of illegal P2P file sharing legislation, it’s refreshing to see that not all government ministers are totally bonkers and have in this instance taken a stand against the ridiculous [...]
Ars Technica reports on how the three strikes rule could and couldn’t work, following TalkTalk’s insecure wi-fi demonstration: One of the arguments against disconnecting repeat Internet copyright infringers is that an IP address doesn’t reveal anything about who actually did the infringing. People who run open or insecure WiFi networks, for instance, might well have [...]
The Guardian reports that Labour MP Tom Watson has called on the government to ensure that any citizens accused of illicit file sharing have their day in court. Labour MP Tom Watson has filed an early day motion with the support of 20 other MPs saying that he believes “that disconnecting alleged offenders will be [...]
A star-studded group of nearly 100 celebrities calls for filesharers to be disconnected. Nearly 100 of the biggest names in the film and television industries are calling on Lord Mandelson, Business Secretary, to push through controversial measures that would see persistent internet pirates disconnected. In a letter to The Times, Hollywood stars including Bill Nighy [...]
The Guardian reports that Feargal Sharkey has offered ‘total co-operation with government’ in battle against filesharing UK Music CEO Feargal Sharkey wrote to Department for Business, Innovation & Skill minister Peter Mandelson last Thursday, “offering total co-operation with government” as it tries to reduce illegal filesharing, the former Undertones frontman says. But that did not [...]
Carphone Warehouse boss Charles Dunstone proposes parental controls in the battle against file-sharing. Parents will be able to block users acccessing filesharing, pornography and gambling sites. Charles Dunstone, chief executive of Carphone Warehouse, which operates the TalkTalk broadband network, said: “We are working on introducing parental controls within our network, so your household can decide [...]
