Illegal downloaders face Internet ban ?

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Ha Ha ! How stupid is this , This world is going to end up like Demolition Man , Next if you swear in Public you get Fined £40 on the spot. I hope the Goverment understand that if they do Ban these people ! then there just get in to other Crimes like Guns ect ! . . . . . . . .

If someone is Downloading Music and Films and is Selling it and making a profit then Ban them ! , But it its just someone watching and listening to it on there own Pc then you should not get Banned for this ! Because in this day and age thats what the internet is all about , Watching what and when you like ! , What is everyone else Views on this ?

I know for a fact over 70% people in the uk have watched some sort pirate Dvd

Answer 1

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Ohh nooo, I've been banned from the internet, lets get a gun and go crazy!

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your idiotic daydreams

Answer 2

Ask yourself this.
If they can ban people for Downloading Pirated films and songs, WHY can't they ban and Lockup monsters who Download Kiddie porn.
Could it be that we would be shocked if we found out that people in the public eye also download vile kiddie porn.
And what about terrorist sites and downloads, are they OK
Come to that what about sites like YouTube (hardly use them myself).
Then theres Adult only sites, lets ban them.
While we are at it, lets ban political sites that we don't like or have to much money and power.
DIY sites Lets ban them, that explain to you how to wire up your own home (under current law you cannot do any form of major gas or electrical work around your home unless you are fully quualified)
Sites that have TV schedules other than BBC, ITV, SKY.......
Company websites that have a monopoly.
Online auction sites that may sell FAKE or PIRATED goods.
The list is endless but it all starts with the thin end of the wedge.

Freedom is a strange creature, it helps and protects the many, most of the time, but it also stops and exposes the few, most of the time. But nothing in this World is perfect.

But I also agree with anyone who Downloads pirated films and songs then sells these for profit do need to be banned, but it is better to catch them in the act of selling these films and songs then hand out stiff sentences as a deterrent, than to just ban someone who Downloads for their own use.

Because if this becomes law it will probably kill of the internet as we know it. And it may also have a impact on many other Freedoms that we all take for granted.

Answer 3

if films and music wernt so expensive then it would cut piracy down.it costs more in the u.k then the usa to buy films etc when it should cost the same.how can they ban you from the internet,people would find a way like dial up,friends houses or internet cafes.if you are making money from piracy then you should be punished but if you are doing it for personal use i think that should be allowed,why not ban the piracy web sites rather then the people.if you can get something free instead of paying at least £10 most people would do it.

Answer 4

I totally agree with AnGel, this is geeting ridicules, what our service providers don't realise is if they start banning people, then people will just cancel their contract and the service provider will start to loose money. Then we'll see them begging us to come back.

To police and track every person online in the UK is going to cost a lot of money, I wonder how they are going to fund this.

Waste of time and money I think.

Answer 5

you are right, its becoming illegal to fart let alone do anything else. We should all move somewhere where you can be a human being

Answer 6

I think this is going to be a bit of a white elephant- it's all well and good making a law, but how do you police and implement it? Suppose my IP said 'No' to the Government/Police? What about if I piggyback off somebody else's wi-fi signal? What if my 8 year old child quite innocently downloads a cartoon?Am I liable or her?
Add to this we will see some smart human rights lawyers picking the proposed law apart in court, and it might be as effective as a chocolate tea-pot!!!

Answer 7

its a trojan horse they wanna bring there internet 2 in , by banning illegal downloaders you have to have a total regulatory system , the internet is the last real place u can find info that mass corporations dont want you to know , even though regulated to an extent we need to keep the internet as free as possible .

Answer 8

It is all very well having the right to see and here what you want when you want but if the thing you are watching is not yours then, it is a crime, If you went to the cinema you would not see a lot if you did not pay, and just because every body has looked it does not make it legal, it is like saying every one nicks a packet of cigarettes at the super market so it OK for you to do it, the main problem is that the people who take one free download maybe take a 100 and then it becomes a problem for those who make their living selling what you have just stolen. A young lad that I used to work with said he had thousands of songs , so how much is that in lost sales ?

Answer 9

this will cause more problems and take the world in a spin, people who use the Internet are not doing any crime but only living their life. So face the facts, what the real crime today human living life, they just can't take it no more. Internet banned now and what next get they gonna banned.

PS find positive crime to banned than picked on the public

Answer 10

"I know for a fact over 70% people in the uk have watched some sort pirate Dvd" -

As low a figure as that? I suppose there are maybe quite a few in hospital and care homes who haven't had the chance.

It's all going mad. Lost sales my behind. Just because someone downloaded a piece of music, doesn't mean they'd buy it if they couldn't download it.

I wonder how people will get round it all.

Answer 11

This is another case of the Government punishing the general public, instead of looking at the root of the problem (which, in most cases, would lead directly back to them).

Unless people are profiting from downloading (i.e. selling copies) then what's the problem? For years, people have found ways to obtain film and music for free (in the '80s and '90s tapping / dubbing was extremely common). Also, it’s through such methods that people, especially with a love for music and film, are able to freely explore new and exciting releases. If this is no longer an option, not only will our choices become even more narrow and unadventurous but, many non-mainstream releases will not get the attention and support they deserve. It’s really all about give and take at the end of the day, but it’s essentially the greed of the major music / film companies and the government that’s at play here.

Some people (like myself) would prefer to initially ‘sample’ the goods, before considering making an investment on something that could be a complete waste of money. What was that? There are 30-60 second samples for most albums? For rock and pop this may be so but what about other genres of music (especially those more ‘challenging’)? Do you really think a 30-second song sample is a fair indication of whether or not I’ll love a 20-minute track?! As for trailers, most of us know that trailers in no way indicate how good a film will be. And what’s the alternative? Release better quality products, keep the retail prices low and stop re-issuing product X every 3 bloody months (I mean, how many editions of ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Ziggy Stardust’ are there currently on the market? I’ve long lost count…). Why should I buy a CD only to discover that the record company has re-released it, six months later, with extra tracks?!

And what about all those films and albums that were ‘deleted’ (i.e. no longer commercially available)? For example, I love ‘70s Brazilian music and have constantly found albums unavailable on CD (actually, most of them were never released on CD!). I’m not into vinyl and am not prepared to pay a small fortune to obtain a vinyl copy of these albums. Now, the only way I can obtain a copy (let alone listen to them in their entirety) is to download MP3 copies from websites. Now this may be ‘illegal’ in the industry’s eyes but, until the film and record companies issue / re-issue such albums and films, what other choice do I have?

So, yes, you governments keep on tightening your grip at the voters’ expense. It’s been a very long time since we had a revolution in The West – maybe today’s social climate is desperately hinting at something…

Answer 12

well it looks like the start to police the Internet.As its one of the last places of free speech how long before that is taken away! I wonder.

Answer 13

Stupid, its not the internet that causes the crime, its the sites and the software they're using. It would be like banning someone from ever going on a boat again because they used a boat to smuggle something in