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Dan Bull takes us back to the 80s when “home taping was killing music”
We all know that the government’s disconnection proposals to deter illegal filesharing are daft and dangerous. And many would agree that the way many people in the music industry have reacted is a little misguided. After all, haven’t we seen ... 		12-Mar-2010
18:03:00
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60 seconds with the man behind Dear Lily: Dan Bull
Worcestershire singer-songwriter Dan Bull made a name for himself last year with his song Dear Lily, which lambasted Lily Allen's views on filesharing. His follow up song Dear Mandy, became the inspiration for our Sing Our Petition competition, so we ... 		22-Feb-2010
15:22:00
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Stephen Fry has spoken – or should that be ‘tweeted’?
Our “Sing Our Petition” contest against the Government’s filesharing proposals has been running for the past month. Entries finally closed last week and Stephen, who kindly agreed to judge it for us, has announced his favourite. 		03-Feb-2010
10:00:00
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Why the Digital Economy Bill cannot protect copyright
Around 50,000 internet users have received letters from law firms accusing them of illegal downloading andmany people have already been forced to spend £500 on settling wrongful claims. That’s according to information revealed by consumer ... 		26-Jan-2010
18:58:00
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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, ... 		21-Jan-2010
16:30:00
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TalkTalk responds to Bono's filesharing outrage
Bono has accused ISPs of profiting from illegal filesharing and has suggested that ISPs curb copyright infringement in the same way they tackle child pornography. The U2 frontman is seriously misguided. ISPs generate no additional revenue or profit from ... 		05-Jan-2010
11:17:00
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Our Don't Disconnect Us petition passes 30,000 signatories
Less than two months since the launch of our Don’t Disconnect Us campaign and we have now gained over 30,000 signatures on our Number 10 petition, making it currently the fifth most-supported petition on the Downing Street website. 		14-Dec-2009
17:47:00
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Don’t Disconnect Us – an update
It’s now just over a month since we launched our Don’t Disconnect Us campaign against the government’s misguided proposals for tackling illegal filesharing which gave sweeping powers to the Government to require ISPs to disconnect people ... 		27-Nov-2009
11:51:00
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TalkTalk response to Lord Mandelson's filesharing announcement
We're dismayed to learn that Lord Mandelson is to press ahead with his ill-conceived plans to allow content providers to force ISPs to disconnect people suspected of illegal filesharing (speaking today at the Cabinet Forumevent). 		28-Oct-2009
12:00:00
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Government backs down on filesharing proposal? Well, not exactly...
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw is reported to have announced that the Government has 'watered down' its filesharing proposals. "Rights holders will have to obtain a court order before punishing persistent offenders by reducing or cutting off their ... 		23-Oct-2009
09:17:44
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TalkTalk dismayed by futile U-turn on filesharing
We're dismayed by the U-turn on illegal filesharing announced today by Lord Mandelson. Barely two months after the publication of largely sensible and pragmatic measures to tackle the problem (in the Digital Britain Report) Lord Mandelson has, it seems, ... 		25-Aug-2009
11:00:00