Culture secretary Andy Burnham says an "international memorandum of understanding" is needed to fight P2P piracy, that "no solely national solution will work."


According to the UK's culture secretary, Andy Burnham, an international strategy is required to effectively fight illegal file-sharing.

"I am working towards an international memorandum of understanding, it is time for much more serious dialogue with European and US partners," he told the Guardian. "No solely national solution will work. It can only be durable with international consensus."

In the UK, he wants a 70-80% reduction in online piracy and he?s looking to international partners to help him do it.

His plan is to establish an international framework including the US and European nations by the autumn. Involving other nations, he argues, bolsters the UK's own plans to fight illegal file-sharing.

"It is an incredibly important industry to this country and perhaps it has not been focused on in the way it should," Burnham said of the music industry. "There is a strong sense that this is the year we have to bring this stuff off, we have a head of steam, a bit of momentum."

Getting the US involved may a bit tricky if it means involving ISPs, especially without legislation forcing them to monitor, warn, and ultimately disconnect file-sharers a la a "three-strikes" regimen.
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