Three strikes and you're out
Web 2.0
13 February 2008
New government plans could see users who illegally download files from the internet banned by their internet service providers (ISPs), the Times has revealed.
The policy, to be announced shortly, would see users receive a warning email, followed by a suspension and then their ISP would cut off their connection.
The paper received a draft of the forthcoming green paper, The World’s Creative Hub. It has reported the document states: "We will move to legislate to require internet service providers to take action on illegal file-sharing."
Websites are often designed to allow media files to be accessed from central servers and this process is increasingly relevant to modern business practice.
The music industry has struggled to implement universal methods to prevent people copying files - the most successful has been Digital Rights Management (DRM), which restricts the use of files on different players.
Chairman and chief executive officer of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), John Kennedy has explained where he thought the responsibility lay.
"There is only one acceptable moment for ISPs to start taking responsibility for protecting content – and that moment is now," he said.
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