Virgin and BPI to ‘educate’ surfers about filesharing
More news about filesharing from the UK this week. Virgin Media has announced that it is teaming up with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) to “educate†the general public about ways to get legal music downloads. Part of this education, of course, includes warning people off the evils of filesharing.
The two companies will work together by sending letters to Virgin subscribers who are suspected of using filesharing services to download copyrighted material. The BPI will, apparently, provide Virgin with details of the ISP’s customers who are suspected of downloading illegal material through filesharing services.
The BPI will also give Virgin dates, times and location, although personal information will not be shared.
Virgin’s letters will contain links to legit sites for music downloads. Virgin says that more than six and a half million users’ Internet accounts are being used to access filesharing websites. No legal action will taken against filesharing violators.
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