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[ NNSquad ] How File-Sharers Will Bypass UK's Anti-Piracy Act
----- Forwarded message from David Farber <dave@farber.net> ----- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:59:35 -0400 From: David Farber <dave@farber.net> Subject: [IP] How File-Sharers Will Bypass UK's Anti-Piracy Act Reply-To: dave@farber.net To: ip <ip@v2.listbox.com> Begin forwarded message: From: dewayne@warpspeed.com (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: April 12, 2010 9:51:36 AM EDT To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy@warpspeed.com> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] How File-Sharers Will Bypass UK's Anti-Piracy Act How File-Sharers Will Bypass UK’s Anti-Piracy Act Written by Ernesto on April 12, 2010 <http://torrentfreak.com/how-file-sharers-will-bypass-uks-anti-piracy-act-100412/> In an apparent attempt to stop piracy from bankrupting the music industry, the UK Government passed the Digital Economy Bill last week. Despite their good intentions, the lawmakers have come up with a legislative equivalent of DRM that will not have the slightest effect on seasoned file-sharers. Last Wednesday the Digital Economy Bill was forced through by the UK Government. Under the new law copyright holders have the power to spy on those who infringe their rights, which may ultimately lead to file-sharers being disconnected from the Internet. In addition, copyright holders can urge the Government to close websites without the hassle of going through the courts. Despite these new powers awarded to copyright holders, it is unlikely that they will stop heavy file-sharers from continuing what they’ve been doing for so long. The problem with using technology to fight technology is that it’s only a matter of time before the latter catches up with the former. It has already been shown numerous times that DRM has not prevented anyone from sharing files, and the Digital Economy Act – with all the extra powers it gives to copyright holders – wont be successful either. For those who don’t want to give up their habit of downloading copyrighted material, there are simply dozens of ways to download music and movies without being at risk. Much like DRM, the Act will not stop tech savvy file-sharers, it will only change the rules of the game. Listed below are a few ways how file-sharers will easily avoid the measures that have been introduced by the new legislation. [snip]RSS Feed: <http://www.warpspeed.com/wordpress> ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ----- End forwarded message -----