BPI: Growing Threat From Illegal Web Downloads: “Growing Threat From Illegal Web Downloads, 18 December 2009. Survey Shows Peer-to-peer use remains level, but other methods of illegal downloading on the rise • Levels of illegal…
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Illegal filesharing: Government attacks BPI over last-minute letter By Mark Sweney, Guardian.co.uk, Thursday July 31 2008 A hardline letter sent by the BPI at the 11th hour threatened to undermine a deal to tackle illegal…
This is an article from: TorrentFreak UK “MP3 Police” Evidence Unchallenged, Not For Public Consumption: “ This week, ISPs agreed to work with the BPI to reduce file-sharing in the UK. When someone gets ‘caught’…
Net firms in music pirates deal: “Six of the UK’s biggest net providers are believed to have signed up to a government-backed plan to tackle illegal file-sharing.” (Via BBC News.)
Downloading illegally? Look out, they’re watching you: “It is easier for the authorities to find out if you – or your children – have been illegally downloading music than you think. When Virgin Media started…
Virgin Media sends warning letter to file sharers – Computeractive Disconnection threat an ‘administration error’, says internet provider Andrea-Marie Vassou, Computeract!ve 03 Jul 2008 Virgin Media has sent around 800 letters to customers warning them…
Virgin Educates File-Sharers with Mistaken Envelops: “There seems to already be a bit of a hiccup in Virgin Media’s campaign to educate file-sharers. Last month, Virgin Media and the BPI joined forced in an effort…
BT starts threatening music downloaders with internet cut-off: “ BPI wins another ISP ally Exclusive BT, the UK’s largest broadband provider, has begun threatening subscribers with disconnection from the internet if it is told they…
Out-law coverage for the Virgin Media action… Virgin sends file-sharing warnings to customers: “Virgin Media has begun sending letters of warning to some of its customers saying that artists’ lobby group the BPI has evidence…
BPI & Virgin Media Press Release: Virgin Media launches downloading education campaign with BPI: 6:6:2008 Virgin Media and the BPI today announced a new education campaign to help Virgin Media’s broadband customers safely download music…