This week the latest news in the Digital Britain debate caused a wave of protests as it was revealed the government is considering disconnecting Internet users on allegations of copyright infringement. TorrentFreak caught up with a British independent film company to gauge their response to the news.
August 27th, 2009
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A politician being touted as Britain’s next Prime Minister has been persuaded to take action to criminalize 7 million citizens following intensive industry lobbying over file-sharing. Business Secretary Lord Mandelson is in favor of introducing tough laws including Internet restrictions and fines of up to £50,000 ($83,000).
August 16th, 2009
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The Digital Britain report will be published shortly. However, no government department will be completely knowledgeable in such a nuanced subject as peer-to-peer file-sharing. So what basic errors might the generalists make based on the submissions made to the BERR last year?
June 16th, 2009
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Ever since the UK’s major ISPs and the music industry were forced together by the government to sort out online piracy, it has been feared that a ‘3 Strikes’ regime was on the horizon. Now, according to a government minister, that possibility has been ruled out.
January 26th, 2009
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