Comments on: Piracy in the headlines again! http://www.craigknighton.co.uk/wordpress/piracy-in-the-headlines-again/ A blog about computers, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, books, adoption, and random rants! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:51:47 +0000 By: Rod http://www.craigknighton.co.uk/wordpress/piracy-in-the-headlines-again/#comment-57 Rod Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:53:50 +0000 http://www.craigknighton.co.uk/wordpress/?p=37#comment-57 Craig not sure I agree with you about the bandwidth issue. Most people using the old NTL now Virgin set up are cable customers with phone and TV etc. They are part of a package so they won't want to lose them. This story has a long way to go yet and I think we'll see more ISPs doing something - whatever that may be Craig
not sure I agree with you about the bandwidth issue.
Most people using the old NTL now Virgin set up are cable customers with phone and TV etc. They are part of a package so they won’t want to lose them.

This story has a long way to go yet and I think we’ll see more ISPs doing something - whatever that may be

]]> By: Craig http://www.craigknighton.co.uk/wordpress/piracy-in-the-headlines-again/#comment-56 Craig Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:29:21 +0000 http://www.craigknighton.co.uk/wordpress/?p=37#comment-56 Rod I would guess it's more because Virgin want to rid themselves of customers that cost them money in bandwidth, in an already tight market, than anything to do with ties to the music industry. It's not actually Virgin (or any other ISPs) responsibility to 'police' the internet. The BPI should pursue the people who host the files, and the sites that promote them, as well as the advertisers that support the sites. Trying to bully people into submission will just create an alternative market place, where people will buy full DVDs of albums from car boot sales and markets. Rod
I would guess it’s more because Virgin want to rid themselves of customers that cost them money in bandwidth, in an already tight market, than anything to do with ties to the music industry.

It’s not actually Virgin (or any other ISPs) responsibility to ‘police’ the internet. The BPI should pursue the people who host the files, and the sites that promote them, as well as the advertisers that support the sites. Trying to bully people into submission will just create an alternative market place, where people will buy full DVDs of albums from car boot sales and markets.

]]> By: Rod http://www.craigknighton.co.uk/wordpress/piracy-in-the-headlines-again/#comment-55 Rod Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:11:00 +0000 http://www.craigknighton.co.uk/wordpress/?p=37#comment-55 Craig I presume Virgin took the leap first because of their strong ties with the music industry. Personally I think it would be in the interests of ISPs to create a simple whitelist of well known file sharing and download sites etc and just ban access to them - easy enough to do and to keep updated. Of course people could get around it but it would stop most people and they could say they were doing something about it. They would then be seen to be doing something whereas if they keep ignoring it the government will legislate and we can only imagine what a hash they'll make of that. Cheers Rod Craig
I presume Virgin took the leap first because of their strong ties with the music industry.
Personally I think it would be in the interests of ISPs to create a simple whitelist of well known file sharing and download sites etc and just ban access to them - easy enough to do and to keep updated.

Of course people could get around it but it would stop most people and they could say they were doing something about it.

They would then be seen to be doing something whereas if they keep ignoring it the government will legislate and we can only imagine what a hash they’ll make of that.
Cheers
Rod

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