The UK music and entertainment industry must have been taking notice the Isle of Man government’s plans to introduce a tax, in an attempt to satisfy all parties with regards to the downloading of music.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) estimates that around forty billion illegal music files were shared during 2008.
They are proposing that a broadband tax should be introduced in the UK to help fund the losses made as a result of this practice.
The government’s communications minister, Lord Carter, is believed to have taken this on board but, in his report on digital Britain, he is still likely to layout plans that mean internet service providers will have to hand over customers details in order for legal action to take place against them.
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