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UK Has First Verdict in P2P Case

Posted by Zonk on from the it-doesn't-look-good dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Two British men have been found guilty of illegally sharing music via a P2P network. The BBC reports that their defense of 'Not knowing it was illegal' and that 'There was no evidence' did not hold water, and they have been ordered to pay the BPI 'between £1500 and £5000' - probably with double that again in costs. Theis isn't the first time the BPI has launched a case of this kind - but it is the first time the accused has tried to fight instead of stumping up the cash straight away. Three other verdicts are pending."

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  1. Re:Ignorance... by Kookus · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ask Bush, He'll tell ya how well that works.

  2. Puh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Evidence, schmevidence!

  3. They deserve what they got. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Anyone who is caught downloading music illegally should be held to the full extent of the law. It's unfortunate that people these days think they should get things for free. Unless maybe you're some communist. And in that case you should move to Venezuela. Just remember when you download music illegally, you're basically downloading communism. Who the hell wants to support that....

    1. Re:They deserve what they got. by NetworkNed · · Score: 2, Funny

      Venezuela is a federal republic, which is pretty darn different than communism. However, if you want to download Britney Spears, you'd probably be called a 'pinko' for another reason.

  4. A law is just what is declared to be a law. by Maljin+Jolt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Two British men have been found guilty of illegally sharing music via a P2P network.

    Perhaps they should consider to seek political asylum in France.

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    There you are, staring at me again.
  5. other piracy news by Lurking+Grue · · Score: 3, Funny
    Last week, based-upon a tip from the RIAA, the US took action against the global piracy problem. Fortunately for the men on the ship there were no bootleg CDs or illegally downloaded mp3 files onboard. In a formal statement released after the event, an RIAA spokesman was quoted as saying, "There's no need to detain these individuals. We regret the inconvenience this has caused the innocent folks on that ship."

    When questioned privately about the incident earlier this week, one RIAA representative said, "Damn! I was sure there was piracy going on out there."