BPI to expose UK P2P pirates identity's this week.

Quakester2000

April 12, 2005

The war against music pirates is no where near
over with the music industry filing 963 more lawsuits against file sharers. The
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IPFI) said that it had
launched the action in eleven different countries from Asia toEurope.

In the UK the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said that on Tuesday it was now proceeding against 31 UK users all accused of uploading music illegally to the internet. The file sharers will be contacted this week after the BPI gains their identities off various internet providers. All 33 cases result from users uploading music on P-2-P networks such as Kazaa and Bearshare.

The BPI's general counsel Geoff Taylor pointed out that people have been warned countless times that unauthorised file sharing is illegal and anyone engaged in these acts will find that it will cost thousands of pounds in compensation.

The BPI first announced it was taking action against music pirates in October 2004 against 26 file sharers, the file sharers ended up paying around Â£50,000 to settle.

More than 900 illegal file-sharers were threatened with legal action on Tuesday as the global music industry stepped up its anti-piracy war. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announced it was launching 963 new actions in 11 countries in Europe and Asia. It brings the number of cases against internet users accused of illegally uploading music to 11,552 worldwide. Currently 90 internet users have faced or are facing legal action in the UK.

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said on Tuesday it was proceeding against 33 UK internet users accused of illegally uploading music from the web. The UK recording industry first announced legal action against 26 illegal fire-sharers in October 2004. Those case have now been settled, with defendants paying more than Â£50,000 in compensation. The BPI announced it was taking action against a further 31 internet users on 4 March. These filesharers are being contacted this week following the disclosure of their identities by internet service providers.

The UK record companies' trade association said it would go to the High Court next week to seek disclosure of the identities of the 33 new cases. All are alleged to have used peer-to-peer applications such as Kazaa and BearShare to upload music files illegally.

"We have warned people time and time again that unauthorised file-sharing is against the law," said BPI general counsel Geoff Taylor. "Anyone who is engaged in this activity faces having to pay thousands of pounds in compensation."

The 963 new cases announced by the International
Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) represent the music
business's biggest round of legal actions to date.

Looks like a new crusade has begun for the music industry.

Source: BBC News