The widely reported proposed crackdown on music pirates, including the parents of kids who download music and films illegally, which was launched last year, to stop the crisis which is hitting the recording industry has faltered. After many months of threatening to disconnect Internet users who break the law by illegally downloading music and films the UK Government has admitted it would be 'impossible' to enact, it was claimed today.
It is estimated that about 6.5million Brits download music and films illegally each year, which would cost the industry £1billion over the next five years.
In a campaign led by the Government to reverse a slump in CD and DVD sales, thousands of warning letters were to be sent out to online surfers across the country who are suspected of downloading music albums and films from PCs and laptops without paying for them,
But it was claimed today, in The Times newspaper, that internet service providers will not be forced to disconnect users who repeatedly flout the law by illegally sharing music and video files. David Lammy, the Intellectual Property Minister, said that the Government had ruled out legislating to force ISPs to disconnect such users.
Lammy was speaking ahead of the publication of a report on the future of Britain's digital industries, which was due out today (Monday 26th January 2009) but has been delayed until possibly Thursday. Mr Lammy admits that there were very complex legal issues wrapped up in enforced disconnection and he hoped the 'heavy hand of legislation' would not be necessary. He added: "I'm not sure it's actually going to be possible."
The BPI, the body that represents the British record industry, and how having been pushing for the disconnection of repeat offenders, has not yet commented on this latest development.
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