ISP spying begins in UK, as Universal, Virgin ink a deal

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In return, Virgin Media, the British cable television and broadband provider, agreed to take steps to reduce piracy on its network, something that other broadband providers have resisted.

The measures could include temporary suspensions of offenders? Internet connections, the company said.

Where did you see mention of spying? From another article I read (sorry, can't find it now), I was under the impression that Universal was using torrents to find users sharing music and would then report those IP addresses to Virgin who would then cooperate with suspensions. Do you have information that contradicts this and suggests that Virgin would be the one doing the spying? If the article I read was correct and these people are going to be caught through torrents by Universal, do you think this is still a bad thing or do you think people should be free to trade commercial music via torrent without any consequences?

Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 06/15/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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