Web disconnection threat to downloaders

"... For every song sold legitimately through services such as Apple's iTunes music store, an estimated 20 were downloaded illegally.

John Kennedy, chief executive of the IFPI, said it was time internet service providers (ISPs) took responsibility for file sharers and predicted that the threat of disconnection would prove a greater deterrent than legal action.

The labels want ISPs to use filtering technologies to identify those sharing unlicensed music and movies, and to disconnect persistent offenders."

[via The Guardian]

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