BPI Requests ISPs Suspend Suspected Filesharers

MartinJW writes "The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has written to two of the UKs larger ISPs, Tiscali and Cable & Wireless, asking them to suspend the accounts of 59 users they have identified as 'illegal file sharers.' The BPI says they have 'unequivocal evidence' of IP addresses that were used to upload 'significant quantities' of music. Although the IP addresses were used to identify the ISPs involved, the providers are the only people able to identify the exact individuals responsible. This marks a significant change in the BPI's tactics; previously they have targeted individuals but it seems that they are now taking it one step further and requesting the ISPs take decisive action to uphold the terms in their own 'acceptable use policies.'"

Comments

damn dyslexia

[Anonymous Coward]

must be the penicillin but i read that as pornographic, not phonographic :-/

Re:damn dyslexia

[RsG]

Either way, they're still whores...

I respectfully disagree. It is my understanding that whores provide a pleasurable service for money. Lawyers and record company executives, on the other hand, do the opposite - and then charge you for the priveledge.

Please don't impinge on the good name of whores :-)

Re:I pay a tax on blanks

[LiquidCoooled]

Shhhhhhhh its about the only thing we aren't taxed for.

Re:I wonder . . .

[gbobeck]

What these kind of organisations would say if pirating were to totally dissappear and they still kept "losing" money.

I would venture a guess that they would make claims that the distinct lack of piracy is causing them to lose money. After making those initial claims, I bet they would start a campaign to sue people who purchase large ammounts of albums legally from their local music stores. Once they sue and ruin their most loyal customers, they will revert to their "piracy bad" statements and start the whole process over again.

Re:The most correct approach so far

[scum-e-bag]

Hehehe... one of my favorite boredom-killing past times is to open a gnutella client and search for p*.jpg or *.doc or *.xls... you might be surprised as what people are stupid enough to share!

Thanks! You've just entertained me for an evening.

Re:Not going to be a problem

[FireFury03]

'Needing my internet fix' however, I believe doesn't fall under any protected class at this time.

You could probably start a religion requiring Internet access though :)

Re:I pay a tax on blanks

[Gerzel]

Exactly that's why we(the US) left.
Stamp Taxes
Sugar Taxes
Tea Taxes!

Bah you British.

Re:I pay a tax on blanks

[nogginthenog]

That's a stupidity tax.

Re:I pay a tax on blanks

[footissimo]

Nah, washing machines, hoovers and kitchen sinks aren't exempt from VAT.

*runs away*

Proxies?

[The MAZZTer]

It'd be funny if it was one user using 59 proxies.