Internet28.10.2009
Illegal file sharers to lose Internet access
British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said that Britons who repeatedly download music or films illegally would have their connections suspended from mid-2011.
But some Internet service providers opposed the move, with one of them saying it was prepared to take the matter to Britain’s courts.
Mandelson said Wednesday that illegal downloads were costing the creative industries millions of pounds (dollars) a year and that “we cannot sit back and do nothing.”
The proposed law is expected to come into effect next year.
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