BPI wants file sharers disconnected, Virgin ISP refuses
source: http://www.dailytech.com/BPI+Wants+File+Sharers+Disconnected+Virgin+ISP+Refuses/article12280...
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UK ISP Virgin Media, in a joint partnership with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), has thus far sent out 800 letters to file sharers to inform them of the consequences should they continue. Packaged in envelopes that said, “Important: If you don’t read this, your broadband could be disconnected,” the letters seeks to dissuade users from file-sharing under the threat of losing their internet accounts.
Luckily for them, however, Virgin doesn’t seem to want to follow through.
The wording of the letter is a mistake, says Virgin, and it plans to review the letters sometime in August. Speaking with BBC Radio’s Newsbeat, a Virgin representative said that there was “absolutely no possibility” they would disconnect accounts that the BPI has linked to filesharing.
Luckily for them, however, Virgin doesn’t seem to want to follow through.
The wording of the letter is a mistake, says Virgin, and it plans to review the letters sometime in August. Speaking with BBC Radio’s Newsbeat, a Virgin representative said that there was “absolutely no possibility” they would disconnect accounts that the BPI has linked to filesharing.
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kellysontheroad
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So we create a technology that allows distribution at zero cost, and instead of getting excited about it, we outlaw it? The country that learns to harness the power of P2P will be the winner in the (second) intellectual revolution.
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Dmitri_Molotov
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That's... really weird. Just last month Virgin was strongly denouncing Net Neutrality.
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Dmitri_Molotov
