12-02-2008, 10:06 AM
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Illegal downloaders 'face UK ban'
BBC NEWS | Business | Illegal downloaders 'face UK ban'
People in the UK who go online and illegally download music and films may have their internet access cut under plans the government is considering.
A draft consultation Green Paper suggests internet service providers would be required to take action over users who access pirated material.
Under a "three strikes" rule they would receive an e-mail warning, suspension, and then termination of their contract.
Six million people a year are estimated to download files illegally in the UK.
Music and film companies claim that the illegal downloads cost them millions of pounds in lost revenues.
The proposals are part of a Green Paper - a consultation document issued by the government - on the creative industries that is due to be published next week. The government proposals were first reported by the Times newspaper.
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12-02-2008, 11:00 AM
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Celtic Reserves
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Bull... i maself like to dl my albums first then the ones i like i buy , i would be buyin less albums because theres many time i discover new bands i like and i wouldnt be doing this if i never heard there material first
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12-02-2008, 11:08 AM
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if im being honest if they reduced the amount it cost to buy a film u downloaded to about 3 quid and gave u a really good download speed have no problem spending the money. there just greed bastards at the end of the day
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12-02-2008, 11:38 AM
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good way to get out a contract if you ask me
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12-02-2008, 11:51 AM
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There will always be a way folks, always.
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12-02-2008, 02:01 PM
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Toker, why does it say you are banned?
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12-02-2008, 02:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SwoopingVulture
Toker, why does it say you are banned?
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Trying to do myself a favour 
Nah just changed it to that for some reason. Thought it would be original 
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12-02-2008, 02:28 PM
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Damn! I thought there had been some sort of massive dust up over the weekend, lol. Ah well.
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12-02-2008, 04:28 PM
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hmmm...
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Quote:
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good way to get out a contract if you ask me
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good bye AOL 
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12-02-2008, 05:31 PM
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no way in the world would they be able to "ban" everyone that downloads music,film or whatever.think about it every company in britain and beyond would close as id say the downloads mostly come from people at work without there bosses knowledge
another case of bull shit from the government i think
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12-02-2008, 05:50 PM
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yea imagine a company thats dept ridden like virgin media telling people there contracts are getting cancelled.
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12-02-2008, 05:56 PM
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i am no genuis or anything but why not ban the websites that offer the music /films in stead of going for the individual
i always thought the law was there to prevent crime,not to wait till it happens then act
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12-02-2008, 06:04 PM
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meh everyone knows about stuff like morpheus and limewire and kazaa except the polis
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12-02-2008, 07:48 PM
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There's no way they could ban everyone who downloads Movies, Music, etc. For one that there are privacy issues, what right would anyone have to intercpt a file, open it to find out it's contents, and then pass it on to you if it found to be OK. File sharing is not illeagle, it's the content of the file...
They were also suggesting that they would capture the indevidual by their IP Address, you can hide/mask your IP.
This is the Big Corporations trying to scare us all with the threat it will eventually happen. If it does, it'll be some time off. As MT says: There will always be a way...
BB's Watching
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12-02-2008, 07:54 PM
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also i listen to music on websites such as Music on demand, free music without download | Deezer and watch film and tv on webstreams on Home / News
so its technically not illegal
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