Six of the UK’s most prominent broadband suppliers are expected to announce today that they will sign up to a government-back music piracy scheme. The broadband suppliers expected to announce new tactics for handling illegal downloaders include BT, Virgin Media, Carphone Warehouse, Orange, Tiscali and Sky.
In the near future broadband customers of these suppliers will receive a warning letter if they are suspected of illegally downloading tracks – a scheme supported by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Previously, ISPs have been reluctant to carry out a scheme like this, wary of the fact that such a system would involve passing on subscriber details to a third party. CEO of The Carphone Warehouse, Charles Dunstone, explained: “We will not divulge a customer’s details or disconnect them on the say so of the content industry, but we will work with rights holders to develop a sensible and legal approach founded on protecting consumer rights and privacy.”
Letters will now be sent out to repeat offenders, although none of the ISPs involved have revealed how they will handle to the situation if the offender continues to download. It has been suggested that a ‘three strikes and you’re out rule’ is the most practical solution.
Source: PC Advisor
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