The British Phonographic Institute is demanding that two Internet Service Providers close the accounts of approximately 59 internet users after it presented the providers with what it calls "unequivocal evidence of copyright infringement" said the BPI. BPI Chairman Peter Jamieson has stated that "We [The BPI] have demonstrated in the courts that unauthorised filesharing is against the law. We have said for months that it is unacceptable for ISPs to turn a blind eye to industrial-scale copyright infringement."Tiscali has issued a statement stating that it doesn't normally suspend accounts on request. Although, it does sometimes do so after investigation. Cable & Wireless has issued a similar response, which states "normally, any accounts involved in illegal filesharing would be closed, under the terms of its acceptable use policy."The BPI's own campaign against filesharers is going extremely well, as action has been taken against more than 120 people who were found illegally uploading copyright-protected material. Despite this, the BPI believes that ISPs are failing to prevent and stop illegal filesharing. It has created a list of IP addresses of different filesharing networks. 42 networks come from Cable & Wireless, and 17 come from tiscali. View: BPI homepage News source: BBC Business Read full story...
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