Great summary of the filesharing issue and how to solve it by marrying consumer interests and artists income alike. Source : Open Letter to Lord Mandelson , First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills (UK). By Gerd Leonhard, October 12, 2009 “Dear Lord Mandelson, The proposed “3 Strikes” legislation is flawed in many more ways than I could hope to outline in this letter, and many of these issues have already been addressed in many other places.