Piracy moves 'could breach rights'
Updated on 25 August 2009
Plans to suspend the internet accounts of "copyright pirates" who illegally download and swap films and music could breach human rights, critics have said.
Broadband providers and consumer rights groups warned "persuasion not coercion" was the key to tackling piracy, and said further education was needed.
But Stephen Timms, minister for Digital Britain, said the previous proposals, which only went as far as restricting users' broadband speed "could delay action".
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