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 futile given that it is relatively easy for determined file-sharers to mask their identity or their activity to avoid detection”. The motion calls on the government to “ensure that any citizen accused of illicit file-sharing is given the right to legal redress in a court of law before sanctions are imposed”. You can read the full text of the motion on Parliament’s website and see the supporting MPs.

Read the full piece on the Guardian’s technology blog.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/oct/15/file-sharing-p2p