Comments on: BPI Decries ISP Inaction Against 100K Music Pirates

By: ISP Gives Customers The Power To Ban BitTorrent | TorrentFreak

ISP Gives Customers The Power To Ban BitTorrent | TorrentFreak — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:51:48 +0000

[...] illicit file-sharing, its main focus remains ISPs. These service providers are often accused of doing nothing to stop the spread of pirated material on the Internet, despite being very well aware of it. The [...]

By: HO

HO — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:06:30 +0000

… and it’s also very likely they have harvested data as evidence without applying to a court to do so… which is why ACS:Law falls flat on it’s face when people refuse to pay up extortionate fees.
Lawyers love it when evidence is improperly obtained as it makes the case for defense so much easier.

By: ISP Gives Customers The Power To Ban BitTorrent @ blog.idtorrent.org

ISP Gives Customers The Power To Ban BitTorrent @ blog.idtorrent.org — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:59:58 +0000

By: ISP Gives Customers The Power To Ban BitTorrent @ blog.idtorrent.org

ISP Gives Customers The Power To Ban BitTorrent @ blog.idtorrent.org — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:59:56 +0000

By: Links 30/09/2009: LinuxCon Roundtable Debate as Video; Several New Linux Gadgets | Boycott Novell

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:28:50 +0000

[...] BPI Decries ISP Inaction Against 100K Music Pirates A UK music industry group claims that it has given an ISP evidence that thousands of its customers are pirating music but it has done nothing to stop them. Since February the BPI has harvested the IP addresses of 100,000 BT Broadband customers but is now labeling the ISP’s lack of action against them as “shameful.” [...]

By: La BPI se plaint de l’inaction d’un FAI face à des clients « pirates » | HADOPINFO

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:15:23 +0000

[...] fois, c’est au tour du directeur exécutif de la BPI de réagir aux propos de John Petter. Geoff Taylor a ainsi expliqué que depuis février, le groupe dédié à la lutte contre le piratage a récolté par moins de 100 [...]

By: Dizzy

Dizzy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:04:53 +0000

“Geoff Taylor, chief executive of BPI, is now hitting back, claiming that Petter has exaggerated his figures too.”

Hahaha, this is kinda cool.
Yes, maybe BT exaggurated the figures… But by admitting that the BPI did so too, they now have no right of speech before they produce some real numbers :P

By: VoR

VoR — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:40:45 +0000

Sure Mr. Briggs,

http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2007/02/8813.ars

Additionally, there are several studies from 2004 which reinforce this.

But more relevant, there is a much more recent study (in the last 2-3 months) that demonstrates the same is still true… I’ll post back soon if I can find a link to it.

By: BPI accused BT : IT Arsenal

BPI accused BT : IT Arsenal — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:01:09 +0000

[...] IP addresses of users allegedly caught sharing copyrighted files, according to an article by TorrentFreak posted yesterday. BT said it could cost ISPs £365m a year to take action against piracy, although [...]

By: Boo-Hoo!

Boo-Hoo! — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:51:43 +0000

Maybe Reasoned Mind and the BPI can get together and have a good cry.