Mandelson’s law would mean that the government could disconnect anyone they suspect of downloading anything copyrighted. Only in June this year the government had ruled out draconian measures like this but now it appears Mandelson has caved in to the wishes of the music and film industry. His change of heart comes just days after a dinner with an industry lobbyist in Corfu. Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the companies like Virgin Media and Talk Talk that provide our internet connections, have warned that these laws would “breach fundamental human rights” . Digital Rights campaigners have warned that the new measures would be a “curtailment of people’s freedom of expression.” The government plans to force through these measures even though a similar law was ruled to be unconstitutional by France’s highest court and may be illegal in the UK . If Mandelson’s proposals become law ISPs warn that thousands could be cut off because someone had hacked
into their home network.
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