[Hirs Ute]

UK Newspapers were full of reports, yesterday, that Virgin Media will be joining forces with the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) to "Educate" consumers on the demerits of file sharing.

Accounts identified as being used for illegal music sharing by the record industry will receive two letters: one from Virgin Media and one from the BPI. Investigators will monitor copyright-infringing BitTorrent swarms and log Virgin Media IP addresses, which will be passed on to the ISP to identify the customers.

Virgin Media will distribute both letters, and no personally identifiable information will be disclosed to the BPI. The campaign will run as a trial for a flexible period of about two months.

Whilst the campaign may worry a few nervous parents it is unlikely to have too much impact as Virgin Media have said they will not cut off repeat offenders stating "It's a bit of a judgement call for us to be making threats of disconnection or account suspension. We weren't willing to do that."

You can read the full story and take a look at the sample letters from Virgin Media & The BPI here -->: Virgin Media and BPI join forces to attack illegal filesharing | The Register

[solaris]

Originally Posted by Hirs Ute

UK Newspapers were full of reports, yesterday, that Virgin Media will be joining forces with the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) to "Educate" consumers on the demerits of file sharing.

Accounts identified as being used for illegal music sharing by the record industry will receive two letters: one from Virgin Media and one from the BPI. Investigators will monitor copyright-infringing BitTorrent swarms and log Virgin Media IP addresses, which will be passed on to the ISP to identify the customers.

Virgin Media will distribute both letters, and no personally identifiable information will be disclosed to the BPI. The campaign will run as a trial for a flexible period of about two months.

Whilst the campaign may worry a few nervous parents it is unlikely to have too much impact as Virgin Media have said they will not cut off repeat offenders stating "It's a bit of a judgement call for us to be making threats of disconnection or account suspension. We weren't willing to do that."

You can read the full story and take a look at the sample letters from Virgin Media & The BPI here -->: Virgin Media and BPI join forces to attack illegal filesharing | The Register

BPI Executive: "Bend over, please."

Virgin Media Executive: "OK, but I'll keep my boxers on... For now..."

[Damo]

Originally Posted by solaris

BPI Executive: "Bend over, please."

Virgin Media Executive: "OK, but I'll keep my boxers on... For now..."

How long before the UK ISPs start blocking sites on the BPI's say so