TalkTalk Suggests Fresh Approach to Fight Online Piracy
Fighting online piracy is not easy, and a lot of the news recently has been focussing on this very issue. However, Charles Dunstone, chief executive of Carphone Warehouse, has come up with a new idea that he believes has the potential to beat piracy, even though on the surface it seems like an eccentric approach.
According to Dunstone, broadband customers should be allowed to choose their preferred connection from different ratings based on ages, which is the same system employed by cinemas all over the world. TalkTalk broadband network hopes to use this method to hand over the reins to the parents who will be able to decide if they want to go for a U, 14 or 18 certificate, or an unclassified rating certificate for their connection.
Going for a U or 14-rating certificate would mean that file-sharing sites, pornographic websites and gambling sites would be restricted. The plan is to give the power to parents to prevent their kids from visiting websites that could possibly bring harm to their network connection. Dunstone thinks that this technique will go a long way in ensuring that online file-sharing is reduced, and it will help the content industry to isolate and remove websites that have BitTorrent files on them.
In an effort to find a way to curb illegal sharing of music online, about 100 British musicians came together recently to discuss issues related to piracy. The artistes all agreed that the best possible punishment for those indulging in illegal music sharing is to choke their downloading speeds.
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