Piracy Police Chief Calls For State Interference To Stop Internet "Anarchy"

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday September 28, 2014 @03:06PM from the lock-it-down dept.

An anonymous reader writes The City of London Police's Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) is determined to continue its anti-piracy efforts in the years to come. However, the unit's head, Andy Fyfe, also believes that the government may have to tighten the rules on the Internet to stop people from breaking the law. PIPCU's chief believes the public has to be protected from criminals, including pirate site operators who take advantage of their trust. If that doesn't happen, then the Internet may descend into anarchy, he says, suggesting that the government may have to intervene to prevent this. The Police chief believes tighter rules may be needed to prevent people from breaking the law in the future. This could mean not everyone is allowed to launch a website, but that a license would be required, for example.

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Police?? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-09-28 15:08 · Score: 5, Informative

They are not police but more like a paid thugs or enforcers working for a group of corporations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
1. Re:Police?? by demachina · 2014-09-28 15:28 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  It should be noted that the City of London is a tiny part of London, like a square mile. Its the financial district, the Wall Street of London.
  It isn't suprising they are taking a pro big business stance.
  
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