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Rock stars slam disconnection plan for pirates


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Some of the biggest names in the music business, including Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney, have slammed the record labels' plans to disconnect from the internet people who are caught repeatedly downloading music illegally.

The artists label the plans backward, illogical, expensive and "extraordinarily negative".

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source: SMH.com.au/Technology

images: Fair Use/photobucket: INTERNET PIRACY/ DISCONNECTION....the British Government has said it is considering giving its telco regulator, Ofcom, the power to force ISPs to disconnect illegal file sharers, sparking a torrent of debate in Britain.

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