UK: the "creative" industry has again called for persistent file-sharers to be cut off from the Internet

[bbc] Persistent illegal file-sharers should be cut off from the net, an alliance of UK creative industries will tell the government on Tuesday.

The alliance wants the government to force internet service providers (ISPs) to disconnect users who ignore repeated warnings about sharing illegal content.

John Woodward, head of the UK Film Council, said illegal file-sharing was hurting film-making and risking jobs.

The coalition says more than 50% of net traffic in the UK is illegal content.

Mr Woodward said: "The growing threat of illegal P2P (peer to peer) file-sharing threatens [the creative industries], as films go unmade, DVD sales deteriorate and jobs are lost in production and distribution of content."

Call to 'disconnect file-sharers'