UK ISPs to become Piracy Police

UK ISPs to become Piracy Police (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7258437.stm)

Front Page Article (http://www.tribalwar.com/news/5300-ISPs-become-Piracy-Police.html)

By 2009 ISPs in the UK may be forced to actively restrict piracy on their networks or face sanctions. Of course this move is lauded by the record industry.

george orwell never had it so good.

People are stupid. Governments need warrants - at least OTHER governments do. Corporations can only get sued - unless it is a US corporation, in which case they are immune. Expect two things. Expect British corporatons to be given immunity for just about anything - imagine blackwater in that position as they are in Iraq - and imagine this coming to an ISP near you.

There is no limit that will contain a thug.

Somehow this does not surprise me coming from nanny state UK. They should just get it over with and switch to communism now.
When reading news about the UK it always embarrasses and scares me that I live in a Commonwealth country.