Should ISP's drop copyright scofflaws?

Here's an interesting bit of news from the New York Times yesterday: British government officials are considering legislation that would require Internet service providers (ISP) to pull the plug on customers caught participating in illegal filesharing. French President Nicolas Sarkozy put forth a similar proposal a couple of years ago in France.

It's not clear whether either country will proceed with such an approach to piracy, and I'm sure that, if lawmakers get more serious about pursuing such a measure, there will be very fierce opposition.

Anyone think something like this would go over in the U.S.? Please feel free to comment below.