It seems the UK government’s Digital Britain report wasn’t quite final. Reports in the UK press this weekend suggest that the timescale for implementing technical measures against persistent file-sharers may be shortened.The report set out plans to reduce online piracy by 70% within a year – a murkily-defined target as we’ve explained in a recent Music Ally Report – before implementing measures such as slowing offenders’ connections or blocking piracy sites.It’s that one-year deadline which may now change: “The target is a reasonable one,” treasury minister Stephen Timms tells the FT. “The concern is if the target isn’t hit, what happens then and how quickly we look at it again.”Meanwhile, the Times reported that business secretary Peter Mandelson wants to put internet disconnections back on the agenda, and mischievously links this to his recent lunch with entertainment mogul David Geffen.”Until the past week Mandelson had shown little personal interest in the Digital Britain agenda. Suddenly Peter returned from holiday and effectively issued this edict that the regulation needs to be tougher,” a Whitehall source tells the paper.
UK government considering toughening up anti-piracy measures
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August 17th, 2009 by Music Ally
