The Digital Economy Act 2010 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regulating digital media. Introduced by Peter Mandelson, Lord Mandelson, it came into force on 8 June 2010.
The digital economy Bill is a broad suite of legislation aimed at bringing Britain into the digital age. There are various aspects of the bill, which cover everything from local television provision and video game ratings to the powers of regulator Ofcom and how internet domain names are registered in the UK.It has now been given Royal assent, which means that it is now law. The government says that some measures will be introduced immediately. The bill will touch on many areas of our digital lives. However, the aspect that has received the most attention is measures designed to curb illegal file-sharing. Measures could include sending letters to people identified as downloading illegal content and asking them to stop and pointing out legal alternatives.
At the end of the 12 months there will a review. If illegal downloads do not fall (by at least 70%) Ofcom will be asked to consider whether technical measures - which could include limiting the speed or capacity of an individual's service or temporarily suspending their service - are needed.
Ideas AGAINST illegal file sharing
* People who download illegally spend more money per year (£77) on the music industry than people who legally download(£44).
* In some cases some people may get blamed for illegal downloads that they havnt done. Where people can hack into someones wi-fi and download illegal music on there behalf.
* If internet service providers (ISP) slow down or cut people internet they are in effect stopping people living their day to day lives as many peoples work can revolve around the internet.
* If 95% of music is downloaded illegally how will the government manage to monitor that massive percentage.
* Some artists have stated that they would rather their music be out there for people to download for free rather than people not to listen to it.
* The great leveler - Equal voice, equal access, equal potential.
Ideas FOR illegal file sharing
* People who illegally download files have the intention of buying at the end of it which is putting more money
into the music industry.
* People that don't have an income and cant afford to pay for music can still have access to it.
* Over 62% of the UK's population download illegally.
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