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Nikki Bradley on 07 Mar 10The UK Government are proposing to introduce a Digital Economy Bill. The owners of copyright material will be able to pursue individuals who are sharing their content and take legal recourse. Persistent offenders can eventually be blocked by their ISP. "Persistent" offenders will have received 50 notices before the Government can request that the ISP block their access to the internet. Sites that host material / content that breaches the bill will be issued with a series of take down notices. This impacts all sites - not just those whose servers are based in the UK. If the site does not comply with the take down notice it will be possible for the site to be blocked within the UK.