Tag archive: Lord Triesman

The BBC has reported that moves are underway to change UK laws and make it legal for owners of CDs to copy them onto their home computers. Of course, peoplealready do that anyway, but technically ay least, ripping is illegal. However, the legal process, which is open for comment until April 8, could well change, and the music industry has given… Read More

The controversy about illegal file-sharing rolls on and on. The latest twist has been in Britain, where a senior MP told the BBC that if the government can’t get a voluntary solution,legislation to ban the activity could follow.   Speaking on the BBC’s iPM program, Lord Triesman, the parliamentary Under Secretary for Innovation, Universities and Skills, said that therehad been talks between the music industry and major ISPs that… Read More