UK Minister Says “Three-Strikes” Too Draconian

Culture Secretary Andy Burnham instead backs unspecified “technical measures.” Back in January it was revealed for the first time that the UK govt had all but ruled out disconnecting repeat file-sharers from the Internet. Today Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has repeated that assertion at Music Week’s “Making Online Music Pay” conference. He did confirm however, that the UK govt is preparing legislation to force ISPs to apply “technical solutions” to address the problem of repeat file-sharers.

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UK Minister Says “Three-Strikes” Too Draconian

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