07 Apr
ISPs should ‘refuse to be internet police’
The head of the Carphone Warehouse says it isn’t the job of ISPs to police the net. Chief Executive Charles Dunstone, said that he wouldn’t disconnect users who had illegally downloaded copyrighted music if they didn’t contravene their ISP fair use policy.
“Talk Talk rejects music industry threats and refuses to become internet police” said Dunstone, whose company also controls the UK arm of AOL.
Dunstone made the comments in response to recent Government efforts to create a dialogue between the British Phonographic Industry, represented by the BPI and ISPs. A ‘three strikes and you’re out’ policy is supported by the BPI.
‘Three strikes’ scheme rejected
tech.co.uk