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That there’s fighting Talktalk
MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR Talktalk unleashed a strong statement today in reply to the Government's latest response regarding its intent to disconnect filesharers.
Talktalk's salvo is a response to the Government's comments on a petition asking the Prime Minister to abandon Lord Mandelson's plans to ban ISP subscribers from the Internet based on their use of 'peer to peer' filesharing.
Talktalk's director of strategy and regulation, Andrew Heaney issued the statement today that said the company is the only major ISP not prepared to disconnect its customers for alleged filesharing:
"The Digital Economy Bill will give rights holders the power to act as a judge and jury, allowing them to demand that ISPs disconnect their customers without having to prove their case in a court of law. TalkTalk is the only major ISP that has said it will simply refuse to do this and will fight its case in every court in the land and in Europe if it has to."
Heaney continued, "The proposed copyright protection measures are utterly futile. Determined filesharers will find other, undetectable ways to access material, leaving innocent people to bear the brunt of this oppressive legislation."
Mandelson's contentious Digital Economy Bill is the fighting ground for Talktalk and the Government's response last Friday raised its hackles again because of the additional threat of account suspension.
The Government said, "The Bill provides a reserve power obliging an ISP to apply 'technical measures' to a customer's internet account to restrict or prevent illegal sharing. Technical measures might be a band width restriction, a daily downloading limit or, as a last resort, temporary account suspension."
Talktalk, we doff our cap to you. The Government complies with e-Commerce Directive legislation, under which ISPs cannot be placed under a general obligation to monitor Internet traffic. But every other regulation in the book is exploited to pressure ISPs to legally provide account information, "so that the rights holder can take targeted court action."
If you would like to sign Talktalk's own petition, you can do so here.
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These Chosen Fews are the most loyal and dedicated of bed partners. How can a human being be so special to the point that when one pops-off to "save"/immortalise-through the Middle East, his disgraced pally managed to wriggle into the main bedchamber and start conducting, "We won't take 'No' for an answer", business from there - to the point that the Northern School Master is having constant headaches and buttaches. The best joke is that the joker is using that well-worn tune, "Control", in his orchestration. "PM..? Moi..?" Yes Mandy, you lucky devil you.
The point is not so much that he might succeed but that he managed to even get it going - that's how dumbed-down the middling cannon fodders are. All should sign-up to that petition but it's futile for the solution to a problem lies within its roots, not its consequences. It will take another Chosen Few using an oblique shot to change the main print of the game whilst still maintaining the status quo through its fine print. Above all, the point is that without "errors", we will not have the capacity to see through the game. So, these high and mighties also have their duty to perform and all should have compassion for come the day when they'll be returned to their cage. To be damaged materially is finite but to be damaged immaterially/"thoughtfully" is infinite, oka destruction/Devolution per se.
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