| BPI wins uk court order on filesharing
Thur 14/10/04: UK record companies’ trade association BPI was today granted an order by the High Court requiring a number of UK internet service providers to disclose the names and addresses of 28 individuals alleged to have uploaded thousands of music files on to filesharing networks.
Making the order, Mr. Justice Blackburne noted, “On the face of it this appears to be a powerful case of copyright infringement.”
The ISPs now have 14 days in which to comply with the order.
Once it receives the names and addresses, the BPI will write to the individuals concerned, setting out the details of their infringements and offering them the opportunity to settle the case without proceedings being issued.
BPI General Counsel Geoff Taylor said, “We are pleased that the Court has granted the order that we were seeking. We are very encouraged by the judge’s comments.
“We have said consistently that unauthorised filesharing is illegal, and we will not hesitate to take action against those who infringe our members’ rights.”
Last edited by petpiranha; 15th October 2004 at 8:00pm.
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