Use Internet the UK? Your net may be censored soon!!!!

[IOWA]

Lobbying groups and activists write proposed legislation all the time -- it's part of how the process works. But with controversial legislation, you would at least think that politicians would be sensitive to some of the concerns of others before essentially doing a copy-and-paste on what the lobbyists give them. Not so when it comes to copyright in the UK, apparently. We had already discussed the silly proposal to alter the already ridiculously bad (and also written by the entertainment industry) Digital Economy Bill, to allow the courts to block weblocker type sites, if they were regularly used to infringe on copyrights. Now some leaked documents are showing that it was a pretty blatant copy-and-paste job from the BPI, the UK's equivalent of the RIAA. The BPI wrote up a draft and the politicians basically proposed it as is. You would think, at the very least, knowing the controversy over this topic, that they would have considered what others had to say on the issue. But I guess when your role as a politician is to be little more than a sock puppet for the industry, it's easier just to propose the legislation given to you.

Leaked Documents Show UK Web Censorship Proposal Written By Record Labels | Techdirt

 

[daviddakota]

Since I don't download any unlawful material, it really doesn't bother me. As far as I am concerned, copyright holders should have the power to do whatever they want with copyright theives: and if Government let these powers slip under the radar, so be it.

The UK - like so many other countries - has let piracy go on, Government has been dawdling, flailing like fools. If the BPI or whoever wish to take the lead then so let them.

Personal opinion,

 

[IOWA]

That's a bit excessive.

 

[TheBrit]

Record companies need to do more to adapt rather than try to shut down the internet. Services like Spotify are a good way forward in my opinion.

Don't worry - this draconian measure will not succeed.

 

[IOWA]

And the thing is, with this censorship plan, you only need to be ACCUSED of file sharing without any burden of proof. Any person who supports this is a fool.

 

[Fatal Exception]

And the thing is, with this censorship plan, you only need to be ACCUSED of file sharing without any burden of proof. Any person who supports this is a fool.

And probably a labour voter