Virgin Media Will be the First UK ISP to Disconnect Illegal File-Sharers
Date : 2008 03 31 Category : Web News
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Trial run of controversial three strikes-and-your-out policy reportedly to begin in a few months.
There's a disturbing report out today that Virgin Media, the UK's largest residential broadband subscriber, is gearing up to begin disconnecting illegal file-sharers as part of the new three strikes-and-you-out policy that the BPI, the British Phonographic Industry, has long been lobbying for.
The move by Virgin Media is surely in response to demands by the UK govt. that ISPs voluntarily begin disconnecting repeated illegal file-sharers by April 9th of this year or face legislation to force them to do so. It is asking that ISPs comply as part of its strategy to become the world's "creative hub.