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In the original Digital Britain plan, published earlier this summer, government watchdog Ofcom had until 2012 to consider technical means to catch file sharers – and whether such measures were necessary. However, now the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), run by Lord Mandelson, considers that “too long to wait.” Interestingly, this new decision comes weeks after Mandelson had dinner with media mogul… Read More

The UK could be set to make seven million people in its population criminals if it follows through on proposals to change the laws on illegal file-sharing. Among the measures that might be adopted are the severing of Internet connections for those suspected of illegal file-sharing (and not that suspected), as well as fines of £50,000 (around $75,000) for those found guilty. The person attempting to push all this through is business… Read More