Britain changes 3 strikes to 2 strikes
p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- “Legal framework for tackling copyright infringement via education and technical measure.” This innocuous looking sentence is the lead item in the BBC ’s summation of UK government plans to gain control of the Internet on behalf of Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music, with trumped up allegations against P2P file sharers as the linchpin, and the Queen’s speech as the excuse. “Plans for tackling pirates will be a two-stage process, according to the Bill,” says the Telegraph .
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