Lord Mandelson sets date to block filesharers' connections

Courtesy guardian.co.uk Technology  Wed, 10/28/2009 - 04:15

Campaign against illegal filesharers will begin with warning letters only, but with option of blocks from summer 2011

Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, warned internet users today that the days of "consequence-free" illegal filesharing are over as he unveiled the government's plan for cracking down on online piracy.

Mandelson, speaking at the government's digital creative industries conference, C&binet, confirmed that the internet connections of persistent offenders could be blocked - but only as a last resort...

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