UK Government To Terminate File Sharers' Net Access

An anonymous reader writes "New plans published by the UK Govt show that they hope to terminate internet access for people suspected of breaching copyright by file sharing. Under the proposed new laws ISPs who fail to enforce the policy will face prosecution in the courts. Users falling foul of the new law will be subject to a three strike policy: First suspected instance of illegal file sharing they would receive a warning, at the second — a suspension, and at the third they will have their Internet connection terminated. It isn't clear whether users will be prevented from ever using the internet again, or whether simply subscribing to a new ISP will reset the process."

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[Shakrai]

and try to catch/intervene with the key exchange

Does that mean that the pirate bay will become a certificate authority? ;)

Hey, they'd prolly be better to deal with then Verislime ;)

welcome to the undoing of 2000 years of history

[Tom]

for people suspected of breaching copyright by file sharing. Under the proposed new laws ISPs who fail to enforce the policy will face prosecution in the courts. Users falling foul of the new law will be subject to a three strike policy: First suspected instance Noticed the important word there? It's suspected. Without due process, without a trial, without evidence, witnesses or being found guilty, you are being dealt the punishment.

The last time we had that on the law books was in pre-roman times. In fact, I think we've not had it in any law books anywhere at any time, procedures like that have always been the mark of unlawful governments.