Around 50,000 internet users have received letters from law firms accusing them of illegal downloading and many people have already been forced to spend £500 on settling wrongful claims.
That’s according to information revealed by consumer rights organisation Which? at an event we held in Westminster today.
Brits will use broadband for “life overhaul” in 2010
How will you use the internet in 2010?
That’s the question we recently asked 2,000 people up and down the UK, and we’ve revealed the answers today.
Impressively, half of Brits say they will use the internet to try something new this year and 20% of them believe the net will have a bigger impact on their lives than in 2009.
Music entrepreneur speaks out about filesharing
The reverberations from Bono’s sermon about filesharing earlier in the month continue to be felt. Following our own broadside (interpretted by some as a bitchslap) and a whole host of bloggers and Twitter users airing their views on the U2 frontman, a music entrepreneur has written a guest opinion piece on The Register that shows the music industry is also far from united on the matter.
TalkTalk wins customer satisfaction award
Everyone at TalkTalk was delighted to hear that we have been voted the best overall provider in the Homephonechoices.co.uk 2010 customer satisfaction awards, which were announced earlier today. We’ve worked very hard to make sure our home phone customers get the best possible service and value, and these results show our efforts are really paying off.
The copyright crackdown we will all pay for
The Digital Economy Bill is one of the few pieces of legislation the government is actively pushing through parliament before an election is called. Its aim is to build Britain’s telecommunications backbone and to pave the way for a world-beating digital economy – an admirable objective with cross-party support. Yet lurking within this worthy endeavour is some of the most dangerous and misguided legislation to have come before parliament in recent years.