In a statement seen by the Guardian, a coalition of bodies representing a range of stars including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and Damon Albarn attacks the proposals as expensive, illogical and “extraordinarily negative”.

The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (Basca) and the Music Producers Guild (MPG) have joined forces to oppose the proposals to reintroduce the threat of disconnection for persistent file sharers, which was ruled out in the government’s Digital Britain report in June.

via Youtube and PRS make peace as musicians protest about plans to punish file sharers | Technology | The Guardian.

In any case, that’s £175 a week or £8,750 a year potentially not being spent by millions of people. Is this really lost revenue for the economy, as reported in the press? Plenty will have been schoolkids, or students, and even if not, that’s still about a third of the average UK wage. Before tax.

via Bad Science: Illegal downloads and dodgy figures | Ben Goldacre | Comment is free | The Guardian.

Stvar za razmislek…. Koliko filmov/glasbe, ki ste jo presneli nelegalno z interneta bi dejansko kupi po prodajni ceni? 10%? 5%? 1%?

Whenever you rent a movie, the multinational media industry forces you to watch their propaganda. They claim that [downloading movies is the same as snatching bags, stealing cars or shoplifting]. That’s simply not true – making a copy is fundamentally different from stealing.

via I wouldn’t steal.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soRDTbkZSM0