U.K. High Court Tells ISPs to Name Alleged Music File-Swappers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 20, 2005 - 8:18am.

London -- The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), a U.K. record label trade group, announced on Wednesday that the U.K. High Court has sided with its arguments and ordered five Internet service providers to turn over the names of 33 alleged music file-swappers. The individuals are alleged to have collectively uploaded more than 72,000 music files to peer-to-peer networks. The BPI, which released data today claiming that downloaders have cost the industry $855 million in lost sales over the past two years, said it has now sued a total of 90 U.K. residents for copyright infringement. "This court order should remind every user of a peer-to-peer filesharing service in Britain that they are not anonymous," said BPI general counsel Geoff Taylor. "We are continuing to collect evidence every day against people who are still uploading music illegally, despite all the warnings we have given."
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