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UK Film & TV Producers Demand ISPs Fight Piracy

By soulxtc

Award-winning producers, directors and writers have called for action to tackle illegal downloads of films and TV shows which they say are threatening jobs. A group of more than 100 UK film and TV producers, directors and writers have published an open letter in the Times calling for ISPs in that country to assist copyright holders in combating illegal file-sharing over their networks. Oscar nominated directors Sir Alan Parker, Mike Leigh and Kenneth Branagh are among the household names who have called on the Government to address the problem of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing and the widespread availability of illegal, free content via the internet. The group of more than 100 also includes Four Weddings and a Funeral screenwriter Richard Curtis, Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry and The Fast Show writer Charlie Higson. The campaign is backed by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta), the UK Film Council, the Cinema Exhibitors' Association, actors' union Equity, the Entertainment Retail Association, the Film Distributors' Association and the British Video Association.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on December 17, 2008 (boomark / email).