Big Music’s IFPI calls for ‘3 strikes’ action
p2pnet view P2P | Politics:- That didn’t take long.
The ink isn’t even dry on Britain’s digital economy bill and Vivendi Universal (France), Sony (Japan), EMI (Britain), and Warner Music (US, but controlled by a Canadian) are already crowing.
And they should be pleased. The millions of pounds they spent scamming British politicians into forcing their three strikes and you’re off the net element through parliament without even the pretence proper discussion were well spent.
MP John Hemmings, a member of the music industry’s BPI, calls the legislation a “complete mess’.
However, using it a weapon, the Big 4 members of the organised music gang want blood.
And they want it now.
The cartel’s IFPI “today called for governments to take decisive legislative action to curb digital piracy following the passing of the landmark Digital Economy Act in the UK”.
“Requiring” measures from ISPs to “curb piracy on their networks”, it “sets a powerful example to other countries”, says the corporate PR and enforcement unit.
Peter ‘Mandy’ Mandelson, the entertainment industry shill who fronted for Hollywood and Big Music, will be delighted.
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John Hemmings – UK digital economy bill ‘a complete mess’, April 9, 2010
IFPI – International music industry welcomes new UK anti-piracy law and calls for other countries to follow suit, April 8, 2010
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April 9th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
I think other countries should wait 4 years to see how this works in the UK.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
I think it’s funny how they are celebrating that they spent all this money bribing and lobbying the politicians of the UK, yet they won’t actually see any return on that investment. Do they honestly think that filesharers who get disconnected are going to suddenly spend all their savings on CDs and DVDs and make the industry rich again? If they do they are kidding themselves.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Citizens of the world call for Big Music to STFU, stop bribing our weak government officials, stop filling our court rooms with bullshit “criminal” filings, stop molesting the artists and stop screwing the consumers.
April 9th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
We must not give in to the terrorists !
April 9th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
For Peter Mandelson’s celebration party, why don’t we throw him a party in France where he has to drive through the Pont de l’Alma road tunnel?
April 9th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Three UK ISPs have now said they won’t disconnect customers without a court order: BE, O2 and TalkTalk.
April 9th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
People will find ways around this, just as they did with HADOPI.
And any ISP that starts disconnecting customers over accusations of
infringement by the MAFIAA will eventually have no choice but to go
bankrupt. They will lose customers that formerly were among their
most profitable in droves. Although, the Bill as passed did not actually
contain any provisions for three strikes and disconnection, another
controversial part of it was added.
This part was the provision to block websites accused of facilitating or
committing copyright infringement. This could backfire on the Bill’s
supporters as someone noted on TorrentFreak:
Said by report copyright:
“i reckon that if the bill is passed that everyone should report copyright infringement
on every site they see, no matter how small. clog up their systems with countless emails
and jam up the justice system.”
April 11th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Vote with your wallet. Do not fund the companies who have pushed for this legislation:
http://www.bpiboycott.org.uk/
April 12th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
You do know the IFPI logo is copyrighted?.
That means you could be a target and face having the site blocked in the UK
April 13th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
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