The controversial digital economy bill will be pushed through in the "wash-up" leading up to an election, after the government confirmed that it will receive its second reading in the Commons on 6 April – the same day that Gordon Brown is expected to seek Parliament's dissolution.....
The bill has proved highly controversial with many consumers and businesses because of the measures it would take against those accused of copyright infringement online. Hotels and cafes offering Wi-Fi to customers fear that they would have to shut the service off, while rights groups say that the balance of the bill is against people accused – but not proven–- to have infringed copyright. But groups lobbying for creative industries, particularly the music business, support the bill and say that it is proportionate.......
Digital economy bill to be pushed through parliament next month | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Apparently if you're caught filesharing/p2ping/downloading copyrighted stuff they're going to cut your internet connection or suspend it. That's going to mean watching boxing streams is illegal, downloading fights is illegal, downloading anything you should really be paying for is illegal. I've read stuff that says you can just encrypt what you're downloading but also stuff that says that that's impossible and you'll still get caught. I've also read that they're just going to block your access to certain sites eg. Pirate Bay so that you can't get links/torrents etc. in the first place.
I'd be interested if anybody knows anything about this, especially the tech side of it. Is it possible to bypass it etc.? Also anybody who knows about satellite internet. Apparently it's difficult to get a foreign satellite internet provider and the UK guys are going to have to monitor your traffic just like the telephone line-based isps. Can we get the hive mind going on this one please, this is going to be the law in a couple of weeks.
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