Curbing the ever-growing menace of Internet piracy is an increasingly uphill battle. A
In response, legal professionals have voiced their reservations about adopting such an excessive stance and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating the whole thing. The company, on the other hand, has issued a statement in the BBC vouching for the effectiveness of this method. It has also emphasised the fact that it is within its rights to adopt such a method to stop illegal filesharing, which in any case has become a worldwide phenomena.
In the face of widespread criticism the company has admitted that it is possible that some innocent customers have received threatening mails. The company is putting the blame on the fact the identity of illegal filesharers is identified through an automated process and it may happen that a particular internet access is being used for illegal filesharing but the registered customer is not at fault. The company promises to investigate the matter and get hold of the actual culprit with the help of the customer.
It is true that there has been a demand for strict anti-piracy laws which will be effective and that is the reason the new Digital Economy Act was created. This Act had many supporters; even these people also think that DigiProtect has gone too far. The BPI, one of the staunch supporters of stricter laws, also have told the BBC that legal action should really not be used right away, only when other options have failed to get the desired reaction.
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