Proposed anti-piracy legislation cracked

The plans of the UK government to disconnect users suspected of file sharing from the Internet have been the subject of heated debate lately. And now the TalkTalk provider adds fuel to the fire, stating that the proposed legislation will not work and that it "violates fundamental human rights."

Driven by the music industry, the UK government is desperately trying to solve the problem of online piracy. All this resulted in the proposal of Lord Mandelson (Lord Mandelson), who plans to disconnect users suspected of file sharing from the Internet without resorting to legal procedures. As it turned out, such plans will cost the ISP more than the damage that the piracy of the music industry does.

However, providers are not only concerned about high costs. In his latest blog post, Andrew Heaney, TalkTalk's chief executive officer for strategic development and planning, states that the proposed legislation not only leads to numerous unfounded accusations, but also violates human rights.
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“This would entail the principle of“ guilty until proved the opposite, ”which is contrary to fundamental human rights.” Moreover, the proposals will not work - and today we have proved why, ”Heaney writes.

To show how easy it is to disconnect people from the network for “crimes” that they did not commit, one of the Internet security specialists visited an ordinary residential street, on which there were many unprotected Wi-Fi connections. And you can easily connect to these connections. It was quite easy to find a few unprotected Internet connections that you can use to download any files.

According to the new law, these unprotected points may be temporarily disconnected from the Internet without the knowledge of users, and, according to the TalkTalk provider, this is not at all good. “It is absurd to impose responsibility on people on traffic and demand prevention of any illegal traffic,” Heaney states.

“At the same time, TalkTalk confirms that the problem with illegal file sharing exists and that it should be resolved. First of all, the content industry must develop new business models to make content more accessible and attractive. ”

Therefore, instead of trying to fight piracy with ill-considered legislation, the entertainment industry should focus on innovation and develop business models that turn pirates into legitimate buyers.

Before this happens, TalkTalk will do everything to prevent these plans from becoming law. “We will resist any attempt to use methods that cannot protect the innocent,” Heaney concluded.

Published 10/16/09
Posted by: Ernesto
Translation: eugenesheremet