[Ubuntu-PH] UK will not legislate on piracy

["Yosif ali" Roque Morales]

UK will not legislate on piracy
David Lammy, IP Minister
David Lammy does not want to be heavy-handed with teenagers

The UK's Intellectual Property minister David Lammy has said the
government will not force internet service providers to pursue file
sharers.

There had been mounting speculation about government legislation on
the issue as the music industry steps up its fight against the
pirates.

Other countries, such as France, have supported tough action on
file-sharers, who the industry claims cost them dear.

But Mr Lammy said legislation would be too complex.

"We can't have a system where we're talking about arresting teenagers
in their bedrooms," he told The Times newspaper.

Talk of the government forcing internet service providers to evict
file-sharers from their networks grew last year as the British
Phonographic Industry adopted a tougher stance.

The BPI, which represents the UK music industry, favours a "three
strikes" policy, where file-sharers offenders are initially sent
warning letters. Persistent offenders could be thrown off the network.

True potential

Feargal Sharkey
Feargal Sharkey thinks file-sharers would be prepared to pay

While some ISPs, most notably Virgin Media, sent out initial warning
letters, the rest of the BPI policy has yet to be firmed up.

According to analyst firm Forrester, a fifth of Europeans use
file-sharing networks. Paid-for digital music services such as iTunes
are used by just 10% and make up just 8% of overall music revenue.

Feargal Sharkey, ex-pop star and now head of the pan-industry body UK
Music, has said that he believes 80% of file-sharers would be prepared
to pay for a legitimate file-sharing service.

The challenge for the UK music industry was to find a way to "unlock
the true potential of digital music", he said at an industry talking
shop at the beginning of the year.

Some experts predict that Lord Carter's report on the state of Digital
Britain, expected at the end of the month, to make recommendations
about how to crack down on file-sharers without legislation.

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