Internet access

Repeat offenders who persist in illegally downloading music from file-sharing sites such as Limewire could be blocked from accessing the Web under British government proposals issued on Tuesday.

The government said it was publishing new ideas to speed up the process of tackling unlawful peer-to-peer file sharing to prevent damage to the content industries.

Proposals include requiring Internet Service Providers to take action against individual repeat infringers, including blocking access to download sites, reducing broadband speeds or by temporarily suspending an individual's Internet account.

I sent a PM to qatari but I assume the admin is busy. He never replied, or mayhaps the message got eaten by the internets. You never know.

Well, we would like a musicians group where we can exchange information on events, shops that stock our tools of the trade, jam sessions, and last but not least, the art of home recording/composition and the myriad free tools available to those of us with computers and internet access. Using the main forums for this is backwards, our topics get buried, searching for them is a pain...thank you for your consideration, have a nice day :)

[mod note - help is on its way]

Bridge the digital divide!

I seen on Al Jazeera English this morning that Iran has the highest percentage of Internet access in the Middle East.

See article below:

Why Iran's Twitter revolution is unique

The government's tight control of the Internet has spawned a generation adept at circumventing cyber roadblocks, making the country ripe for a technology–driven protest movement.

By Yigal Schleifer | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor from the June 19, 2009 edition

Qatar's people, institutions, and government have made steady progress in adopting ICT into daily life, according to Qatar's ICT Landscape 2009, the first country-wide, survey-based ICT study released on May 17th, 2009.

This first report provides a good understanding of where Qatar stands today compared to developing and developed countries in terms of ICT adoption by all sectors of the society, including residents, government, and the business community. It also looks at the education, health, and tourism sectors, as well as the ICT job market.