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| ISPs could face piracy sanctions | ISPs could face piracy sanctions |
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| Internet service providers must take concrete steps to curb illegal downloads or face legal sanctions, the government has said. | Internet service providers must take concrete steps to curb illegal downloads or face legal sanctions, the government has said. |
| The proposal is aimed at tackling the estimated 6m UK broadband users who download files illegally every year. | The proposal is aimed at tackling the estimated 6m UK broadband users who download files illegally every year. |
| The culture secretary said consultation would begin in spring and legislation could be implemented "by April 2009". | The culture secretary said consultation would begin in spring and legislation could be implemented "by April 2009". |
| Representatives of the recording industry, who blame piracy for a slump in sales, welcomed the proposals. | |
| "ISPs are in a unique position to make a difference and in doing so to reverse a culture of creation-without-reward that has proved so damaging to the whole music community over the last few years," said John Kennedy, head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). | "ISPs are in a unique position to make a difference and in doing so to reverse a culture of creation-without-reward that has proved so damaging to the whole music community over the last few years," said John Kennedy, head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). |
| A spokesperson for the Internet Service Provider's Association (ISPA) said that the creating appropriate legislation would be very difficult. | A spokesperson for the Internet Service Provider's Association (ISPA) said that the creating appropriate legislation would be very difficult. |
| "Any scheme has got to be legal, workable and economically sustainable," the spokesperson said told BBC News. | "Any scheme has got to be legal, workable and economically sustainable," the spokesperson said told BBC News. |
| He also said that ISPs were already pursuing self-regulation, which was the governments preferred route. | He also said that ISPs were already pursuing self-regulation, which was the governments preferred route. |
| Privacy issue | Privacy issue |
| "The government has no burning desire to legislate," Andy Burnham, culture secretary, told the Financial Times. | "The government has no burning desire to legislate," Andy Burnham, culture secretary, told the Financial Times. |
| However, he said that the proposals signalled "a change of tone from the government". | However, he said that the proposals signalled "a change of tone from the government". |
| Its intentions are outlined in a creative industries strategy paper called Creative Britain: New Talents for the New Economy. | Its intentions are outlined in a creative industries strategy paper called Creative Britain: New Talents for the New Economy. |
| The document is a broad ranging paper that sets out government support for the creative industries. | The document is a broad ranging paper that sets out government support for the creative industries. |
| The document commits the government to consulting on anti-piracy legislation this spring "with a view to implementing it by April 2009", according to the FT. | The document commits the government to consulting on anti-piracy legislation this spring "with a view to implementing it by April 2009", according to the FT. |
| "We're saying we'll consult on legislation, recognising there are practical questions and legitimate issues," Mr Burnham told the paper. | "We're saying we'll consult on legislation, recognising there are practical questions and legitimate issues," Mr Burnham told the paper. |
| In particular, the any legislation would have to take account of the 2002 E-Commerce Regulations that define net firms as "conduits" which are not responsible for the contents of the traffic flowing across their networks. | In particular, the any legislation would have to take account of the 2002 E-Commerce Regulations that define net firms as "conduits" which are not responsible for the contents of the traffic flowing across their networks. |
| European laws on online privacy could also create problems for any new legislation. | European laws on online privacy could also create problems for any new legislation. |
| Earlier this year it was reported that the government was considering a "three strikes" approach to tackling persistent offenders in the report. | Earlier this year it was reported that the government was considering a "three strikes" approach to tackling persistent offenders in the report. |
| But Mr Burnham denied this was the case and told the FT that the strategy had "never been in the paper". | But Mr Burnham denied this was the case and told the FT that the strategy had "never been in the paper". |
| If the government goes ahead, the UK would be one of the first countries to impose sanctions. | If the government goes ahead, the UK would be one of the first countries to impose sanctions. |
| "This is a sea-change in attitude and I believe it is now up to governments elsewhere in Europe and further afield to follow their example," said Mr Kennedy. | "This is a sea-change in attitude and I believe it is now up to governments elsewhere in Europe and further afield to follow their example," said Mr Kennedy. |