Anger at UK file-sharing policy - 2 views

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  #1 Satveer on 26 Aug 09

   

  Anger at UK file-sharing policy:
  
  ISP's have reacted angrily towards UK's government's stance on tougher laws for file-sharing offenders by cutting them off from the net completely. There is a big debate as to how effective this would be when there are 6 MILLION file-sharers in the UK. This is a big number that could cause quite a significant economic loss.
  
  But what is interesting is that 6 million people are considered offenders. This is a huge number however, there seems to be a collective ideology of this 6 million that nothing is wrong and that file-sharing is not that big a deal. The problem herein lies that the government doesn't see something principally wrong with the law when 6 million people are breaking it? Could there be an argument for file sharing seeing how it is a community effort and exchange and a sphere for learning and that 6 million people are involve in this effort? Should certain copyright laws be re-looked especially when society does not see the need to its adherence? In this instance, we see a sort of revolt or a ignorance to such laws by a rather extraordinary number of people hence, does that show something severely wrong with the law in the first place when individuals refuse to adhere particularly because they see absolutely nothing wrong with it?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Anger at UK file-sharing policy: <br /> <br /> ISP's have reacted angrily towards UK's government's stance on tougher laws for file-sharing offenders by cutting them off from the net completely. There is a big debate as to how effective this would be when there are 6 MILLION file-sharers in the UK. This is a big number that could cause quite a significant economic loss. <br /> <br /> But what is interesting is that 6 million people are considered offenders. This is a huge number however, there seems to be a collective ideology of this 6 million that nothing is wrong and that file-sharing is not that big a deal. The problem herein lies that the government doesn't see something principally wrong with the law when 6 million people are breaking it? Could there be an argument for file sharing seeing how it is a community effort and exchange and a sphere for learning and that 6 million people are involve in this effort? Should certain copyright laws be re-looked especially when society does not see the need to its adherence? In this instance, we see a sort of revolt or a ignorance to such laws by a rather extraordinary number of people hence, does that show something severely wrong with the law in the first place when individuals refuse to adhere particularly because they see absolutely nothing wrong with it?</div>

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