Filesharing in the UK has hit something of a stumbling block, with the government, ISPs and record labels seemingly doing everything in their power to deter UK people from using filesharing services. OiNk was raided and Virgin started sending letters to its subscribers, but now the general public is to be given its say.

The government has set up a public consultation on the issue of filesharing to find out what people think about the matter. Some have been very supportive of the crackdown on filesharing and copyright infringement, while others have been critical of the heavy-handed approach that is edging towards the US system whereby people are sued for using filesharing services.

The UK government basically wants to know what the public thinks about filesharing. Perhaps they should have thrown this one out there a couple of years back. Hot topics include how far ISPs should go in the battle against piracy and whether filesharing traffic should be restricted.

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