Comments on: New UK Copyright Constables

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:04:41 +0000

Please, please please make sure that the information your are demanding is not already publically available! Â£thousands of public money are wasted on having to answer queries under FOI simply becasue people are to lazy to check.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:02:20 +0000

Agreed. 4500 is the existing TS staff level and this will be lumped on top of existing work. (e.g. the estimated 1,000,000 consumer compalints every year)

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:15:36 +0000

Entirely misleading story – 5m ukp will buy around 140 pairs of eyes – all presuming the money is spent on this purpose [and 140 new officers are available] – the money is not ring fenced and could be spent by local government on any purpose.

http://www.scotss.org.uk
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:22:54 +0000

But the Gowers review says that filesharers should be treated the same way as counterfeiters.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:05:29 +0000

“UK citizens should know that the UK is not a safe place. Their risk of 10 years’ imprisonment and unlimited fines is very real and from this date forward a markedly higher risk.”

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:35:55 +0000

Nope, but it’s not like a very good job is being done in the fight against violent crime/vandalism/terrorism/all the other problems plaguing the UK right now. So the country will be in a mess no matter what. These people are committing a crime, and they should be punished. I am in full support of filesharing, don’t get me wrong, but this is not filesharing. This is making a profit off of stuff anyone can easily get for free. I guess the problem is too many people are stupid enough to buy this stuff.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:19:31 +0000

No, actually it’s bad news. Law enforcement, like any other government agency has limited resources, so the money to pay for the new copywrite cops has to come from somewhere else, say the anti terrorist unit, for example. Either that or taxes need to be raised; you really want to pay more taxes for copyright cops?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:50:15 +0000

Well, to me this is good news. Anyone making money selling counterfeit DVDs and CDs deserves to get caught/fined/jailed.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:13:25 +0000

“IP criminals should know that the UK is not a safe place”

Prove this! Let Arrest the EMI executives them!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:55:34 +0000

You want to know then why not try asking questions under Freedom of Information Act.

Anyone, anywhere in world can ask questions to any UK government organisation and they have to answer within 20 days.

Trading Standards Officers by County/District Councils and not the police.

http://www.met.police.uk/foi/contacts.htm

http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/

http://www.cfoi.org.uk/

http://www.foi.gov.uk/
http://www.ico.gov.uk/what_we_cover/freedom_of_information.aspx
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2000/20000036.htm