Goverment to force crackdown on P2P file-sharers.
Goverment force crackdown on P2P file-sharers.
The government is getting tough on file sharers in the UK because it is costing the creative industry too much money.
New technical measures will be introduced in order to put a stop to online piracy. The government wants Internet service providers to block persistent offender’s access to download sites, reduce their bandwidth and even suspend their internet accounts.
Ofcom were to conduct a survey to determine what measures needed to be taken in order to stop internet piracy, however the government is not happy that the measures will only come into effect in 2012 and they are looking to speed up the process.
A statement by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills read; “The government has now reached the view that this might be too long to wait, given the pressure put on the creative industries by piracy,”
The government are clearly concerned about the effect piracy has on the creative industry, but stopping online piracy is a big challenge and stopping illegal downloads entirely will be a very difficult task indeed.
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