http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4387283.ece
They should be put on 14k.
They should be put on 14k.
Households which download illegally to have speeds reduced
- Thread starter Lysander
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That's pretty pointless: for every one that goes down, another two spring up.
The answer may be to go to the very source of the problem, which is the downloaders.
Torrents are not the problem. They are perfectly legal and can be used for legitimate means. It's like banning cars because drug dealers use them to transport drugs.
This makes no difference to me at all. I think I must have downloaded ~3 songs in my entire life.
This makes no difference to me at all. I think I must have downloaded ~3 songs in my entire life.
I have. Kerrazy Torrents was shut down and another metal one was shut down a few months ago. They just restarted in different locations.
Who are you, the internet police?
I'm sure one ISP will cater to the downloaders, some start up or something. Downloaders are a picking bunch about their connection. Downloaders expect more from their ISP but their also willing to pay more. The free market will sort this one out I suspect.
There is increasing pressure, pirates always find a way though.
There is increasing pressure, pirates always find a way though.
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Surely you mean the uploaders?
I have been hammered by virgin media apparently im one of there top 3% of downloaders they sent me a lovely letter explaining this. as soon as i go anywhere near isohunt or use bit torrent i get my conection slashed.
i pay for 2mb which yea is pants but i dont get half of that when they cut me and im penalised for 5 hours. so now have stoped downloading full stop
i pay for 2mb which yea is pants but i dont get half of that when they cut me and im penalised for 5 hours. so now have stoped downloading full stop
Go with a decent ISP - problem solved.
Does anyone realise quite how annoying it is to write a dissertation on internet piracy? Every day some new stupidity comes out that needs to be added 
EDIT:Just read the article. It looks like this is what's happened since the Creative Britain White Paper. I'd dare say that the reason they've backed away from the French style system, they were implying they wanted, to this system of limiting your internet speed, is entirely due to the EU coming out with a paper calling internet access a human right and calling on all states not to remove it from anyone.
EDIT:Just read the article. It looks like this is what's happened since the Creative Britain White Paper. I'd dare say that the reason they've backed away from the French style system, they were implying they wanted, to this system of limiting your internet speed, is entirely due to the EU coming out with a paper calling internet access a human right and calling on all states not to remove it from anyone.
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No.
It's six of one and half a dozen of the other. People won't download if people don't upload and vice versa.
Good advice. Go with an ISP which doesn't mind you breaking the law and ripping bands off.
What?
Yeah but virgin are generally the crapest of the bunch anyway. If it wasn't torrents they'd find another reason to throttle you.
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The music industry needs to be ripped from its archaic position and come up with a new business model and stop complaining. If they had a reasonable deal to make it legal then most people would accept it and buy the music. Currently I am not happy with any of the packages which are being offered for DRM or limitations within. I am hoping things like the new sky deal may change this in the near future.
No they wouldn't. If people can get something for free rather than pay for it, then they will.
Yeah but the source of the problem is always going to be the people who uploaded it originally, regardless of demand for it.
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Or go with an ISP that respects your privacy and doesn't indirectly support an industry that assumes everyone else has a problem rather than taking a good look at itself!
No they won't
Im getting rated off with virgin there are countles times where i go to go online and cant so phone up and get the usual we are experiencing some technicall dificultys in the following areas gues *** mines. my digi box broke and the earliest they could get an engineer out was a saturday it was monday morning i called so had councill tv for 5 days did i complain and say look ive paid and didnt receive no but they hammer me for internet. as soon as contracts over i will change who do you recomend