The Times reports that the UK music industry is preparing to backdown from demands for a three-strikes and you're out system in the face of opposition from artists. The Featured Artists Coalition calls the approach "grossly disproportionate."
UK Music Industry Preparing To Backdown on Three Strikes Proposals
September 16, 2009
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Well now, the artists are finally beginning to “wake up” from the music industries’ true intentions. Soon or later this “uprising” will be passed down to other countries if this 3-Strikes BS gets implemented. France will be next, or not?