Mez wrote:Your argument is completely and utterly flawed
How high is that horse of yours?
Three years or not, I used it as an example. You think that doesn't happen today?
Rather than eating it up and thinking its a benefit, why is this law a good thing? Copyright law is so huge, while this clearly is aimed at music, TV, and films it doesn't stopped it being applied in ridiculous circumstances. Breaking copyright isn't just torrenting.
Also,
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2010/uk ... 1#pb2-l1g3If I'm reading that right, if someone hacks my WiFi, downloads and I get a strike against me it is still my problem? How is that fair? WiFi encryption is hardly a hard thing to break, anyone could do it with a bit of googling and I'm pretty sure average Joe has no idea what a MAC address is either.
then there's the next section, an ISP can give out my personal information from just seeing my IP downloading from a torrent.
Then there is all the court cases that will happen thanks to this and how hard it will be to enforce. People will move away from P2P transfers, then what... making a law to force ISP's to packet snoop everyone? This is a heavy handed approach that will do nothing but alienate internet users.
Then there's the lovely part that says I can be disconnected without fair trail, oh this is just brilliant. Opposing this must mean you are a file sharer right? I mean, if you've done nothing wrong you shouldn't care?
There was also some major crap about Orphan Work (material that a copyright owner cannot be found) but thankfully that was dropped.
Mez wrote:Also judging by the reaction in this thread, the majority of proper gamers DO actually illegally file share!
Thats just
stupid silly, this thread is hardly bases for proof that the majority all file share. Pirates are just another customer base most companies are unwilling to see as potential customers, perhaps if there wasn't a wild difference in prices around the globe, staggered release dates, and their utterly slow (or non-existant) uptake on using the internet as another medium to reach customers etc. people wouldn't feel that burn of being a bitch of companies who basically managed to get this bill made, and thanks to excellent timing through Parliament in under a month with no lengthy debate.
This does nothing to help the British public and yet it does everything to let companies continue to bugger us around.