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Virgin Media To Spy On & Threaten Downloaders

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the good-luck-changing-isps dept.

Mike writes "Virgin Media, the UK's largest cable-modem provider, has decided that it will spy on its users to protect record industry profits. Starting next week Virgin Media will send letters to thousands of households where they suspect music is either being downloaded or illegally shared. The campaign is a joint venture between Virgin Media and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which represents the major record labels. The BPI ultimately wants Internet companies to implement a 'three strikes and out' rule to warn and ultimately disconnect the estimated 6.5 million customers whose accounts are (supposedly) used for regular criminal activity. In other words, you download a few songs and they'll come along and cut off the one wire that delivers freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of assembly."

6 of 349 comments (clear)

  1. sockpuppets by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hi twitter

  2. you FAIL i7? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bureaucraticp and and suggesting Which don't use the People already; I'm

  3. apologies to to badgers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    twitter, twitter, twitter, twitter
    odder, it's odder.....

  4. Re:I agree by willyhill · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Jeez twitter, at least have the decency to reply to people once, and with only one account. And you even used the name troll you crated for Macthorpe, how lame.

    There must be some serious problems with your opinions if you feel you need to prop them up like this.

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  5. what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Alright twitter, please explain how we went from P2P monitoring to the people who brought us Britney Spears and 50 Cent torturing me in a dark cellar after exiling and arresting me, though not necessarily in that order.

  6. Re:Who needs legs? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    twitter, you already posted in this article with two other accounts. Please try to keep it down to one sockpuppet per article. Thanks.