UK plans "three strike rule" for illegal downloads

[STEED]

France has this.......

What made me laugh on the news today I watched/heard three different sums of money. Illegal downloads cost the music industry, £1 million a year and then there was this £1/2 billion a year and finally £2 billion a year.

I say this to the music industry, your music sucks and the cost of Cd's are a rip off up yours you robbing barons.

For the record I never done a pirate download.

[SUBMAN1]

No biggie. Just start using encryption and they can't see what you are downloading. Its just another front on the war that can be defeated.

-S

[JSLTIGER]

Seems somewhat draconian to me...

[Tchocky]

Dammit! Now they've started enforcing laws that I don't like! Blargh!

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Dammit! Now they've started enforcing laws that I don't like! Blargh!

Not yet.

Still a chance this will come to noting.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

No biggie. Just start using encryption and they can't see what you are downloading. Its just another front on the war that can be defeated.

-S

Precisely....and used by so many of the private sites

[goldorak]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

No biggie. Just start using encryption and they can't see what you are downloading. Its just another front on the war that can be defeated.

-S

Step #2 : ban encryption.
Oh I forgot the UK has a law that is borderline on banning encryption altogetter.
1984 here i come, albeit 30 years later. :rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by STEED

For the record I never done a pirate download.

[STEED]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I have never, tell you why, not interested and I hate todays music it sucks.

[Hakahura]

I believe this idea is only at the "Green Paper" stage at the moment.

There may be hope.............................................. .................

[Stealth Hunter]

http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

Keeps the US government off my ass.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

People are always going to find ways of circumventing such laws. If this does come into place, it's not going to boost CD sales atall, if anything it'll make them drop.

I do confess that I used to download music back when I first got internet (even though it took forever on dial-up :P), but if anything that actually sparked my interest into many of the groups I listen to and buy CDs of today.

If it wasnt for someone say, sending me a Kraftwerk song via MSN, then I would never have gotten into them, and spent money on their collectors edition 'laptop' album. (Which is fricken awesome )

Its the same old story. Trying to remove a splinter with a chainsaw.

[kiwi_2005]

You mean its illegal to download music? Oooh Crap!

[Stealth Hunter]

Indeed. If enough people want it, they'll get it, no matter the cost.

I do download music (classical, though) and I'm damn proud to do so!

THE OFFICIAL INTERNET PIRATE SONG:

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=18812

[AkbarGulag]

Sure, the internet has hurt the music industry. And with laws like this they will get hurt more. More and more new bands will circumvent the 'traditional' industry and utilize the internet in ways the record companies fear. It's already happening.

Another driving force is the consumer, pop stars and bands have made obscene amounts of money for to long, contributing to the consumer attitude. The industry can force draconian laws onto the public all they wan't, clearly the judicial system and lawmakers are more than happy to appease them and make criminals out of normal everyday people.

This is merely an attempt by record labels to maintain their 'traditional' industry in the face of overwhelming and unstoppable change. Take note record labels, adaption is better than annoying an already disgruntled consumer base.