This new act effectively criminalises downloading films, games, music etc and the way the law is worded even just one download could potentially carry a 10 year prison sentence and the government refused to put in a thershold for criminality instead asking us to just trust them this wouldn't be targeted at individuals downloading the odd game or cd.
I have to say I am not in favor of downloading media illegally but I have three boys between the ages of 17 and 22 and we have found them all downloading from torrent sites in the past here at home. We blocked them as best we could but they know far more about the internet and computers than we do and were ofteb able to get round us and once they are older with latops and tablets in their bedroom its impossible.
I have been sending them all links to information about the new act and but they are very blasé about it all. My eldest is now moved out and living with friends after uni and my middle son is at uni during term time so only the youngest is with us now full time.
I'm just so worried about them and young people in general, for kids that age they are so used to downloading what they want they hardly think about it and they have become deaf to threats.
I have read about it online and experts seem to believe that this new act will embolden copywrite lawyers (similer to personal injury lawyers or PPI investigators) to try and push a number of example cases of casual downloaders into court to make an example of them in the hopes that it will scare others into just paying up when the letters are sent out to them demanding cash for loss of earnings sometimes thousands of pounds for a single film. In the event these go to court the law is clear and teenagers could face lengthy prison sentences for downloading a single movie.
I know it isn't right but the law is just so draconian this time it really worries me.