The End of The Internet?

[Gary]

I have gas powered radiators so its instant when I need it, but have it set to timer, saying that come April they will be off Spring is on its way I have my first daffodil up in the Garden already





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[Inactive]

No gas here Gary....but I still wouldn't change my storage heaters even if there was, OK not ideal, but no servicing costs or boiler breakdowns to worry about.

[Gary]

I have a friend who is a corgi registered, so we get him to do that, much cheaper than the plans you get But I agree it can be expensive if you have to get it done and you are not prepared for the cost and the dodgy daves who try it on

[madasahatter]

Funny how most people seem to know a "Dodgy Dave" innit?

[Rik]

Starting with the Federation of Master Builders in my experience.

[Inactive]

...and ending at eBay for me.. 

[Gramps]

What is the position regarding file sharing in other EU countries ?

[Noreen]

I think that I saw somewhere that the "suggested" rules are already in existence in France, not 100% sure though.

[madasahatter]

Last I read about France was that these rules were going to be introduced - be interesting to see what happens

[Noreen]

That's probably what I saw, Mad.

[Rik]

I thought there was an EU ruling that said member states didn't have to enforce this?

[Broadback]

Our government will enforce it anyway. Look at the pound/kilo controversy. Now the banning of WW2 planes!

[madasahatter]

I thought there was an EU ruling that said member states didn't have to enforce this?

I think that ruling was to do with ISPs not being made to give up personal details of file sharers a la:

http://torrentfreak.com/european-filesharers-anonymous-080129/

[Rik]

You're right.

[madasahatter]

You're right.

Oh my word - permission to write home sir!

[Rik]

Granted. Carry on sergeant.

[madasahatter]

Thank you Sir!

[madasahatter]

This is interesting - it's all going horribly wrong already!!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/15/tiscali_bpi_agreement/

[Gary]

In the states they do monitor p2p users already in a way, Quote "Comcast has been tinkering with the way file-sharing software works on its network, slowing transfer speeds of data used by applications such as BitTorrent. Comcast has also been giving the heave-ho to customers who use the Internet most heavily, explaining that certain individual downloaders are using as much bandwidth as some of its business customers" seems there is a worry about bandwidth as traffic increases worldwide, so prepare for this probably to happen elsewhere for similar reasons.

[Simon]

Why does virtually every internet story these days seem to have the word 'Tiscali' in it? 

[Gary]

Why does virtually every internet story these days seem to have the word 'Tiscali' in it? 

Well its not because of Joanna Lumley that's for sure

[madasahatter]

And what the ISPA thinks of it all:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7246403.stm

The words "couldn't organise a **** up in a brewery" spring to mind

[Malc]

I don't know why with obsessive gvmnt don't just put a web cam in every room in every house in the country and watch us all day long. Then tax us for it.

OK, people may be stealing a few quid of Simon Cowell etc, BUT pedofiles download child pawn, muslims dowload terrorist documents, children play violent games & watch 18 films on the internet.

Nobody gives a f.

What am I missing here






How hang on 


Gordon Brown, we know now  

[Rik]

That the BPI seems to have the Govt in its pocket?

[Malc]

I'm thinking 17.5% of every sale.

The gvmnt believe what they're told that EVERY download is a sale.

It's absolute rubbish, I have and know people who DL, and probably 1% of what I download, I would and DO buy.

The music industry are not loosing all this money, there is on way people would buy everything the DL.