Culture Secretary Calls for Proving Filesharers Guilty before Cut Off
Ben Bradshaw, the British culture secretary has reportedly said to the MP s that the suspected illegal music content downloaders must be proven guilty before disconnecting their broadband connections.
The reports said that the culture secretary had told the committee for Culture, Media and Sports that the rights of the online content piracy suspects to defend their innocence at the court of law will be respected. He commented that the disconnection of broadband internet would not happen simply on the basis of an accusation, as there would be the need for a court order for the imposition of technical measures.
Meanwhile, the trade body UK Music led record labels have extended their support to following up with warning letters to arrest persistent illegal file-sharing expressing their view that any technical measure could be taken thought to be appropriate and necessary by the Secretary of State.
According to the Deloitte media partner, James Alexander, the retreat by the government from the proposal of technical clampdown on doggedly filesharing parties, did not come as a surprise. He added that it perhaps reflected that the government only intended a shot across the bows thing to deter consumers who thought that downloading illegally was an acceptable deed, as opposed to technically adept and determined criminals.
However, Alexander did not forget to laud the commitment shown by the government of the United Kingdom to dealing with the online piracy that is more a worldwide issue these days, according to him.
It is also reported that a brief consultation period will be followed by the decision of the government on the measures needed to be enforced as part of the November 18 scheduled Digital Economy Bill.
