Three things will mean that this legislation will never actually affect more than a very token few scape-goat individuals:
- It's a long time 'til it comes into force. The tech community work far, far faster than the law-makers, who have so far shown a very outdated understanding of the technology involved.
- Some of the larger, more powerful ISPs will fight the legislation. These are the ones who will gain customers in the future at a rapid rate. They can afford the very best lawyers, who will be instructed to play the system for all it's worth ( 'it's a practical impossibility to record all that data for every one of our customers, don't you know guvvnor' ).
- All the cases alleging infringement that have actually reached court so far have been so successful, despite the fact that they've taken years to reach judgement and cost the right holders far more than they ever have a chance of recouping.
