Big Six UK ISPs Capitulate To Music Industry

Barence writes "Britain's six leading internet providers have signed a Government-led agreement to stamp out illegal music file sharing. The six providers — BT, Virgin Media, Orange, Tiscali, Sky and Carphone Warehouse — will implement a series of measures against those found to be file sharing. Offenders may find their internet connection is throttled, or may even have their traffic 'filtered' to prevent media files from being downloaded. The ISPs are reportedly reluctant to impose the BPI's preferred 'three strikes and you're out' approach of cutting off users' broadband connections."

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Re:The Music Industry's Problem

[cliffski]

same old armchair economics about it all being the evil music businesses fault for charging too much.
Sorry but that's bullshit.

You think that if people reduced the cost of music that people wouldn't dream up a new excuse for stealing it? First it was
"the musics not available on-line"
so they sold on-line then it was
"the music cost too much"
so they dropped prices to under $1 a track then it was
"there is teh evil DRM"
so they ditched the DRM

people like you and other /. readers still pirate 99% of their music. Face facts, you are just looking for excuses. if every album ever made was available tomorrow uncompressed DRM-free for $0.01c on itunes, people like the typical slashdot reader would STILL pirate, and STILL blame someone else for it.

How about admitting why you download copyrighted music. because you like leeching off other people, and you are too tight-assed to compensate musicians for a lifetime learning to play, sing and write songs.