Major UK ISPs respond to Digital Economy Bill Change

It is quite true that the Digital Economy Bill proposed by the Labour government of the United Kingdom has attracted much controversy since it was announced in at the Queen's Speech of 2009 before the UK parliament.

However, this time it is the turn of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats to face the music from the broadband providers that are proven internet freedom fighters. As a matter of fact, the news that the Tories and the Liberal Democrats were pressing for an ammendment of the bill to include banning of those websites that persistently violated copyright, has turned ISPs like Virgin Media, TalkTalk and Sky against them.

Virgin Media, the leading cable and fibre optic broadband provider operating in the United Kingdom said while explaining their views to TechRadar website that anything that was too much heavy would hardly work. The ISP added that they shared the commitment to addressing the infringement of copyright besides recognising that fresh laws bore a vital role to play in that.

According to Virgin Media, engaging a punitive and heavy handed regime would only result in alienating the internet consumers, as persuation was the key in place of coercion.

TalkTalk, the popular broadband home phone bundle provider meanwhile expressed views similar to that of Virgin Media.