KENNETH BRANAGH - STARS FIGHT OVER ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS

STARS FIGHT OVER ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS

Hollywood heavyweights including actor KENNETH BRANAGH and director RICHARD CURTIS are among the stars urging the British government to take action over illegal internet downloads.
Branagh, Notting Hill moviemaker Curtis, and screenwriter Lynda La Plante have all put their names to an open letter urging politicians to allow legal action to be taken against people who share copies of films and TV shows on the web.
More than 100 industry players including producers, directors and writers are demanding a solution to the problem, insisting internet service providers should be forced to take action if they discover their customers are illegally sharing files.
It is estimated that the U.K. recorded more than 98 million illegal film downloads in 2007.