File Sharers Won't Be Disconnected

File Sharers Won't Be Disconnected

In response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights which was worried about the fact that the Government's proposals to illegal file-sharers without IT connectivity from their IT services providers could breach internet users' human rights, the Government made some decisions.  One of these important decisions is that persistent file-sharers won't be left without this IT service as a punishment to illegal acts.

The statement made by the Government is in fact defending the measures incorporated in the Digital Economy and also saying that disconnecting file-sharers would be a possibility only in criminal cases. The statement says that "we will not terminate the accounts of infringers – it is very hard to see how this could be deemed proportionate except in the most extreme – and therefore probably criminal – cases. The increasing role of the internet in access to society should not be underestimated. Cutting off households deprives families of education, government services and freedom of speech."