Comments on: PRS Wants ISPs To Pay For Pirating Customers

By: CGGGGwydion

CGGGGwydion — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:53:52 +0000

We don’t really have much choice. I remember taping music for friends years ago when at school. If it had been today I’d have been taken outside and been shot! We have to rise above this. If we all panic and stop they can pick us off one by one. If we all say F*CK U and carry on, they cant do shit! Trust me. They are trying to scare us to reveal a ripe minority to financially rape. X

By: Monster

Monster — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:26:02 +0000

If only the UK ISP’s would tell the government where to stick it.

There is a simple solution, if the government want to put these stupid laws through and cost the ISP’s millions, the the ISP’s should either refuse access to their networks for anyone in anyway associated with the government.

Let’s see them function without the internet…

By: Fire

Fire — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:22:23 +0000

wow~

By: me

me — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:58:16 +0000

If that happened then our isp subscription costs would increase, therefore we (or our isp’s) would actually be paying for the stuff we were downloading so then it would not be pirated or illegally downloaded afterall…

By: whipped

whipped — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:37:05 +0000

There are lots of free sites that feature music. There is so much music on Creative Commons that I can not find the time to listen to it all.
There are many ways of obtaining media. I no longer have to buy any movies as I watch them from other souces.
I don’t download anymore, I have found better ways.
All one has to do is use your imigination!
I do find the drama interresting though and enjoy reading the comments found on Torrent Freak but i say,”To hell with the corporations and their outdated business models! I will beat you at your own game!”

I will still continue to buy music cds from the smaller label to support the artists but not the stupid for show mainstream crap the corporations try to force feed us.
Good luck out there, I hope for the best. People should be allowed to be free and sharing and caring is what it’s all about!

By: JD

JD — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:55:51 +0000

e UK Government have setup a website where users can post their ideas on how to restore our freedom and civil liberties.

Out of the hundreds of ideas, repelling the Digital Economy Act is 5th.
If you want to do something that will help us, and will be read by the Prime Minister and Nick Clegg themselves, please just take 30 seconds of your time to rate the following article or post you (intelligent) views on this ill thought out and rushed act.
It would also be nice if TorrentFreak mentioned this in someway, please, as it would give some much needed press to the matter from a worthy news site.

Link:
yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repealing-unnecessary-laws/digital-economy-act

By: UK, l'ISP paghi per il P2P - Trucchi PC Italia

UK, l'ISP paghi per il P2P - Trucchi PC Italia — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:06:11 +0000

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By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:35:20 +0000

Sweet, lets make gas stations pay for speeders too.

By: Matheus Svensson

Matheus Svensson — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:36:49 +0000

As has already been commented, if they want to introduce a levy, let them. The first step would have to be making file-sharing lawful. The PRS file-sharing levy would necessitate the introduction of a more general private-copying right. There are almost no exceptions to copyright that allow for private copying in the UK. Because of this, there’s no levy on blank media. You couldn’t allow file-sharing, but still prohibit copying songs from a CD to an iPod or making a duplicate CD.

Expect to see the rest of the UK music industry roundly attacking this PRS-centric idea.

By: dannyboy

dannyboy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:51:37 +0000

@3 well said