You guys across the pond are in deep doo-doo

[Wheezer]

Tom's

London (England) - The government is proposing a plan that would lock up all Internet access for users who are found to be illegally downloaing music and videos.

Britain "will move to legislate to require internet service providers to take action on illegal file sharing," according to reports from the government attained by news wire AFP.

The government has reportedly set the new law into motion by putting its proposal on "Green Paper", the first step to adding legislative changes to the country's code of law.

The proposal suggests a "three strikes" system, where the first time a user would be warned via e-mail to stop downloading copyrighted content. The second time he would face a temporary suspension of the Internet connection, and then as a final action would face a total blackout of online access.

The Green Paper proposal will be published next week.

 

[paulney]

First, they announce that shariat laws should be incorporated into UK's legal system. Now this.
Anarchy in the UK!

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: paulney
First, they announce that shariat laws should be incorporated into UK's legal system. Now this.
Anarchy in the UK!

just wait til the Mullahs show up your door and cane you for having impure thoughts

 

[Greenman]

Another culture committing suicide.

 

[Soundmanred]

I can't really blame you for not wandering into P&N!

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: paulney
First, they announce that shariat laws should be incorporated into UK's legal system. Now this.
Anarchy in the UK!

uhh no, that didn't happen and that's not what would happen if things went ahead.

 

[DangerAardvark]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: paulney
First, they announce that shariat laws should be incorporated into UK's legal system. Now this.
Anarchy in the UK!

uhh no, that didn't happen and that's not what would happen if things went ahead.

You're right, anarchy is a far too optimistic result to hope for if things "went ahead".

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

If you think this has a chance of becoming reality, you're more loopy than our government. It's just their way of trying to apply pressure on the ISP's to sign up to a voluntary code.

 

[Eeezee]

That's pretty brutal, but many American ISPs already do this. I know for a fact that Cox Communications has a 3 strike rule before a permanent ban. The only other option in the area was dialup

The way the article was worded makes it sound like your flat would be cut off from the internet completely, but I believe the ISP just has to shut down the account (ie you can open a new account with a different company - there's nothing to prevent you from going dialup or even satellite, or maybe even other cable companies if they're available)

 

[Snapster]

Stupid politicians should be trying to fix the real problems, not this. On the other hand I want to know where they got the statistic of 6m illegal downloader?s. 60.7m people in the UK of which 40m on-line and only 6m of those have been illegal at least once, yeah right.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
The way the article was worded makes it sound like your flat would be cut off from the internet completely

That's because it's sensationalist rubbish.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: paulney
First, they announce that shariat laws should be incorporated into UK's legal system. Now this.
Anarchy in the UK!

uhh no, that didn't happen and that's not what would happen if things went ahead.

You're right, anarchy is a far too optimistic result to hope for if things "went ahead".

uhh, what?

There would be no Anarchy. There would be no "sharia laws integrated into UK's Legal system"

 

[HannibalX]

The UK will eventually be a series of prison islands.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Pale Rider
The UK will eventually be a series of prison islands.

 

[DangerAardvark]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: paulney
First, they announce that shariat laws should be incorporated into UK's legal system. Now this.
Anarchy in the UK!

uhh no, that didn't happen and that's not what would happen if things went ahead.

You're right, anarchy is a far too optimistic result to hope for if things "went ahead".

uhh, what?

There would be no Anarchy. There would be no "sharia laws integrated into UK's Legal system"

I meant that anarchy would be preferable to having "sharia laws integrated into UK's Legal system".

 

[ForumMaster]

looks like it's the end of the golden age of the internet...

 

[M0R0NI]

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
looks like it's the end of the golden age of the internet...

It is time for government regulation of it :frown:

 

[ryan256]

Originally posted by: paulney
First, they announce that shariat laws should be incorporated into UK's legal system. Now this.
Anarchy in the UK!

Apparently these people need to get their head out of their asses and into a history book. To look and what happened the last time a church was handed large amounts of political power.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: DangerAardvark

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: paulney
First, they announce that shariat laws should be incorporated into UK's legal system. Now this.
Anarchy in the UK!

uhh no, that didn't happen and that's not what would happen if things went ahead.

You're right, anarchy is a far too optimistic result to hope for if things "went ahead".

uhh, what?

There would be no Anarchy. There would be no "sharia laws integrated into UK's Legal system"

I meant that anarchy would be preferable to having "sharia laws integrated into UK's Legal system".

It has not been suggested by anyone to do that.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Pale Rider
The UK will eventually be a series of prison islands.

i want to see snake plissken escape from there too.

 

[sutahz]

Originally posted by: M0R0NI

Originally posted by: ForumMaster
looks like it's the end of the golden age of the internet...

It is time for government regulation of it :frown:

True. We also need a government agent in every household so people can't copy songs from tape to tape, or cd to cd and god forbid copying a dvd. You are absolutely correct M0R0NI, the government does need to step in (to your house and watch you every second).

 

[0roo0roo]

internet censorship goes nicely with sharia i guess.
damn uk

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
internet censorship goes nicely with sharia i guess.
damn uk

Soo.... if they catch you downloading pirated Internet pr0n, what body part do they cut off?

 

[cherrytwist]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
internet censorship goes nicely with sharia i guess.
damn uk

Soo.... if they catch you downloading pirated Internet pr0n, what body part do they cut off?

They replace your hand with a hook, poke your eye out and attach a parrot to your shoulder. And you lose a leg.

 

[Specop 007]

So first offense I get a stern talking to, second offense I get a time out and third I'm done with the net.

As opposed to America where they dont shut down my internet, just fine me 1.5 million every time I do it?

I think I like the rules over there better.