Enjoy your new internet, Britain.

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/20/bri...terne.html

Ahahahaha... inb4 implented in the rest of the world.

What happened last time someone tried to take down 4chan...? Go ahead Gov't, I dare you.

What happened last time someone tried to take down 4chan...? Go ahead Gov't, I dare you.

What? I don't see anything about blocking access from sites with offensive content in there. All I see is stuff about tighter enforcement on pirating and tighter regulations on crap like game ratings.

In other words, if you pirate stop using something easily traceable like torrents and go with direct downloading.

The headlines one day after that law is passed:

Demands for public internet access such as coffee shops and libraries greatly spiked overnight!

What? I don't see anything about blocking access from sites with offensive content in there. All I see is stuff about tighter enforcement on pirating and tighter regulations on crap like game ratings.

In other words, if you pirate stop using something easily traceable like torrents and go with direct downloading.

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=free+mp3

What? I don't see anything about blocking access from sites with offensive content in there. All I see is stuff about tighter enforcement on pirating and tighter regulations on crap like game ratings.

In other words, if you pirate stop using something easily traceable like torrents and go with direct downloading.

This is why the Brittish Secret Service is against this all... (No I'm not joking, they really said this publicly).

Everyone will turn to ultra heavy encryption as -default- means of communication on the internet, and they can't do shiet anymore, unless they decrypt everything... -everything-... lol Have fun with that! xD

Besides, the EU already decided it's not allowed to enforce this law on it's citizens without any form of trial by an independent party (read: judge), and EU regulations overrule UK laws, so this whole thing has lost already...

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=free+mp3

Not sure what you're getting at. I know damn well there's more ways to pirate than torrenting, that's what I was stating. If you normally torrent, then go with direct downloads over HTTP traffic or FTP servers.

By the way, a vast majority of those "free MP3 here!" sites are horrible. "Free MP3, just sign up with your credit card and install this not-suspicious-at-all download client from us!"

It's like clicking a popup or ad.

wait so this passed?! pineapple i feel sorry for every one in Britain, oh well Australia's Next

wait so this passed?! pineapple i feel sorry for every one in Britain, oh well Australia's Next

It passed and can't be executed in the EU region... that's all... (yes, pretty much fail politics )

Unless the UK quits the EU nothing will change...

The UK has been lapsing into a police state for quite some time now. Doesn't suprise me in the least bit.

Unless the UK quits the EU nothing will change...

Well, they've shown how crazy (idiotic) they are with this. Who knows what they'd be willing to do. Let's not give them any ideas.

What? I don't see anything about blocking access from sites with offensive content in there. All I see is stuff about tighter enforcement on pirating and tighter regulations on crap like game ratings.

In other words, if you pirate stop using something easily traceable like torrents and go with direct downloading.

I think he was referring to the AT&T thing.