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Sky welcomes UK home broadband piracy legislation
Piracy controls outlined in the Digital Economy Act have been welcomed by Sky, the first internet service provider to officially come out in support of the proposals.
Sky Broadband is the first internet service provider (ISP) to come out in support of the controversial legislation, which could see users cut off if their business or home broadband connection is used to download or share material illegally.
Speaking at the recent Mip TV conference in Cannes, Sky Broadband chief executive Jeremy Darroch said: "If we allow piracy to weaken the business case for content investment, it will ultimately hurt the interests of creators, distributors and consumers of content."
The government's plans have not been so well received by other ISPs and organisations, who believe that the measures will be difficult to enforce and will punish those paying for the internet home broadband connection, even if they are not necessarily the ones committing the crimes.
Earlier this month, political organisation the Pirate Party UK claimed that the act would have a "chilling effect" on the ability of businesses to provide access to the internet.