Todya's Global Edition of the NY Tinmes.

Headline ' British plan on piracy sets off alarm bells.' pae 13. section one.

Summary - When asked how government ought to deal with freeloaders who illegally copy....on the internet, James Murdoch, head of News Corp's European and Asian operation; does not mnice his words. "Punish then.'

"There is no difference with going into a sotre and ste3aling Pringles of a handbag an taking this stuff,' he said lasgt week at a media conference in Abu DAHBI. 'We need enforcement mechananism and we need governemnts to play ball.'

....a tough anti-piracy is nering the make-orbreak stage in Parliment.
....such a system has been approved but not yet implimented in France.
....it will give copyright holder the tools to tackle the priacy prolem at .South Korea is is proposing similar lblocks.

'British libel laws...put the burden of proof on the defendant by welthy plaintiffs....'Its all-around very draconian....'you'd have to say the government wa listening only to right holders and no one else.'

WHATCH OUT MAX - I smell a RAT.
Be wary of UK solitors.

SIncerely,
secure a good lawyer before landing in Heathrow

although banishing the UK's govt blocking mudcat content access would be a blessing...EFF is good.