UK looks to France for fighting online piracy

The UK government is considering August 2009 giving regulator Ofcom the power to force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to disconnect persistent illegal file-sharers. The move is an apparent U-turn from suggestions made in the Digital Britain report.

ESO: Background information: French anti-piracy drive ruled illegal http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-anti-piracy-drive-ruled-illegal/

BBC News, 25.8.09: Q&A: Disconnecting file-sharers http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8044651.stm

UK: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills: Press Release, 25.8.09: Action on unlawful P2P file-sharing http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=431&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=406112&SubjectId=36

UK: Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Broadcasting: Digital Britain http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/broadcasting/5631.aspx

---