The latest attempt to control internet piracy is by making parents keep check on the accessible sites
TalkTalk is working to introduce a new concept in broadband industry. They have already proposed classifications for the broadband connections provided by them. This is an attempt to keep check on the growing piracy evident on the internet.
Giving introduction of the scheme, TalkTalk’s CEO Charles Dunstone said: “We are working on introducing parental controls within our network, so your household can decide whether you want to be a U, 14 or 18 certificate or unclassified.”
Dunstone clarified the concept by saying that the U or 14 rating for the broadband connection would prevent the users from accessing filesharing, visiting porn sites and sites designed for gambling.
“Whilst it won’t stop all piracy it could help to reduce significantly the volume of files that are downloaded illegally,” Dunstone added.
He said that “through doing it we can also help the content industry by blacklisting sites that have BitTorrent files on them”.
Dunstone supported the TalkTalk’s plans with strong arguments and revealed that the proposals do not “violate basic human rights, nor ride roughshod over judicial process”. Contrary to this is the scheme proposed by the government to check unnecessary piracy. The government’s proposal is designed to put illegal filesharers away from the internet by denying them connections.
The new proposals have been included in the Digital Britain report. This happened after the consultation period for the proposal which ended yesterday and with the help of strong support from Peter Mandelson, the Business Secretary.
The scheme has not been welcomed by the ISPs. The ISPs are opposing the proposal as they fear the amount required for it to materialize will be very large. They also said that, eventually the broadband users will have to bear the increased cost of the connections.
“The approach proposed by Lord Mandelson is based on the principle of ‘guilty until proven innocent’ and substitutes proper judicial process for a kangaroo court,” Dunstone said.
“What is being proposed is wrong in principle and it won’t work in practice. The unintended consequence of Mandelson’s plan will be to encourage more Wi-Fi and PC hi-jacking and expose more innocent people to being penalised wrongfully.”
Adding to the information, Dunstone said that the TalkTalk will “continue to resist any attempts to make it impose technical measures on its customers (unless directed to do so by a court or recognised tribunal)”.