Digital Economy Bill Gets the Nod of MPs
02/24/2010
Illegal downloading of Internet files which are copyright protected is rampant among users world over. In the
The bill proposes to disconnect the net connection of users who resort to such illegal practice. This extreme step will be taken only when a letter of warning sent by the Internet Service Provider turns out to be inadequate.
This proposal of the Bill has come under criticism as consumer rights groups are arguing that disconnecting the net connection means infringing on a person’s right to freedom of expression and right to privacy. But this viewpoint was reviewed by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Human rights and the committee did not find anything objectionable in it.
According to the committee, even if this causes some problem to the users the fact that this will benefit the people whose copyrighted material was being downloaded makes these proposals of the Bill justifiable.
The committee has also suggested that decisive action should be taken against repeated defaulters to stop this practice. Also, there needs to be more transparency and clarity in the rules. The committee has directed Ofcom to set specific rules as to who should actually be considered a repeat offender.
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