http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/20...-drop-on-uk.arsBasically, any internet connection that is caught illegally downloading copyright material will be cut off, even if the person who owns it is not responsible. Even schools, offices, public libraries etc will get cut off if anyone who uses a computer there even VISITS a place that has copyright infringed stuff on it. This is wrong because of the fact that those places such as public libraries aren't really at fault if someone uses a computer to go on the piratebay or any website with copyrighted material stuff on it. Unless they hire someone to constantly stand at watch next to the computer......
Where the youtube bit comes in is that the government will now have websites blocked to EVERYONE in the UK if a copyright claim is made against it. Youtube has a lot of copyright violations because people upload copyrighted material all the time, sometimes by accident other times on purpose. Am I missing something or is there a way for youtube to avoid it that I dont know or is youtube going to get blocked for people in the UK when a company inevitably makes a copyright claim against some videos up there?
Also, this thing is being rushed in asap so that they don't have to debate it... FUCK DEMOCRACY. Even putting aside all the other stuff I mentioned, it's still wrong.
EDIT: The owner of the ISP that get's cut off as a result of someone illegaly dling stuff can appeal but they have to pay for it, even if they are not the ones who dl'ed stuff. You could go to a public library, visit one of the well known torrent sites like piratebay, and that public library will have it's connection shut down and have to pay to be able to appeal it.
