Gizmag Comment Feed: UK government: crack down on file sharing, cut off suspected pirates' Internet connections http://www.gizmag.com Illegal peer-to-peer sharing of movies, music and software is currently estimated to comprise more than half the world's Internet traffic - and copyright holders are up in arms, saying that CD, movie and software sales are taking a devastating hit from the quick, convenient and anonymous piracy options the broadband age has opened up. Now, the UK is considering legislation that would see suspected illegal file sharers cut off altogether by their ISPs - despite the fact that the European Parliament recently rejected a similar plan from France, on the grounds that it contravened the modern citizen's fundamental right to access the Internet.en gizmag.com Comment on 'UK government: crack down on file sharing, cut off suspected pirates' Internet connections' by Facebook User http://www.gizmag.com/uk-p2p-file-sharing-cut-off-internet/12618/#comment-8146 http://www.gizmag.com/uk-p2p-file-sharing-cut-off-internet/12618/#comment-8146 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:55:23 -0500 Comment on 'UK government: crack down on file sharing, cut off suspected pirates' Internet connections' by Lior Leser http://www.gizmag.com/uk-p2p-file-sharing-cut-off-internet/12618/#comment-8134 http://www.gizmag.com/uk-p2p-file-sharing-cut-off-internet/12618/#comment-8134 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:58:27 -0500 Comment on 'UK government: crack down on file sharing, cut off suspected pirates' Internet connections' by Vexxarr http://www.gizmag.com/uk-p2p-file-sharing-cut-off-internet/12618/#comment-8086 http://www.gizmag.com/uk-p2p-file-sharing-cut-off-internet/12618/#comment-8086 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:02:44 -0500 Comment on 'UK government: crack down on file sharing, cut off suspected pirates' Internet connections' by Vexxarr http://www.gizmag.com/uk-p2p-file-sharing-cut-off-internet/12618/#comment-8089 http://www.gizmag.com/uk-p2p-file-sharing-cut-off-internet/12618/#comment-8089 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:51:09 -0500