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File sharing in the United Kingdom relates to the distribution of digital media in that country. In 2010, there were over 18.3 million households connected to the Internet in the United Kingdom, with 63% of these having a broadband connection. There are also many public Internet access points such as public libraries and Internet cafes.〔(Internet Access 70% of households had access in 2009 ), National Statistics Online.〕 In 2009 an on-line survey undertaken by Harris Interactive on behalf of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) stated that of 3442 people in the UK, 1012 (29%) reported downloading music from peer to peer networks, giving an indication of the level of file sharing occurring in the UK.〔(Growing Threat From Illegal Web Downloads ), 18 December 2009.〕 A survey by XTN Data in 2006 found that of the 1000 people interviewed, 28% admitted to have downloading copyrighted material without paying for it.〔John Oates (Thousands more file sharers sued ), 4 April 2006.〕 ==Legislation== The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and the Digital Economy Act 2010 are applicable to and may be breached by file sharing activity. The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 aims to protect the intellectual property rights of the creator or copyright holder. File sharing violates this act when the copyright owner has not given permission for its material to be shared.〔(Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 ).〕 The Digital Economy Act changed the penalties related to copyright infringement. The legislation is concerned more directly with copyright on the Internet than previous legislation that was more concerned with commercial abuse of copyright.〔(Factsheet: Digital Economy Act – contents and commencement ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「File sharing in the United Kingdom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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