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BPI bests CD Wow in 'grey imports' row
News The legal battle between music industry body the BPI and CD Wow over 'grey imports' ended at the High Court today with the e-tailer convicted of copyright infringement. The High Court today also declared the e-tailer to be in contempt of court... [20 Mar 2007]
CD Wow hits out at music industry 'paranoia'
News The CD seller accused the music industry of paranoia, saying in a statement that in the ongoing court battle between the two, the BPI blamed CD Wow and merchants like it for price erosion in the market. [22 Feb 2007]
CD Wow in court over 'grey CD imports'
News Music industry trade body the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) is seeking a contempt of court order against e-tailer CD Wow, after the company was accused by the BPI of continuing 'grey imports' of CDs from abroad. [21 Feb 2007]
UK record industry wins landmark file-sharing case
News The High Court rejected the man's defence that the BPI had no evidence of infringement and granted the summary judgement without the need for a trial. The BPI said it has settled the majority of the 139 legal cases it started launching against... [27 Jan 2006]
UK record industry takes first five file-sharers to court
News The BPI has now filed civil proceedings against the five individuals and will be seeing them in court. The three men and two women are accused of uploading nearly 9,000 tracks between them to file-sharing networks and have been unable to settle... [02 Aug 2005]
Teen music pirate to see mum in court
News Emily Price was caught in the third wave of anti-piracy action by music industry trade body the BPI and landed with a £2,500 bill for her file-sharing habit, according to reports. According to a BPI (British Phonographic Industry) spokesman, the... [21 Jun 2005]
Illegal downloading 'costs UK £650m'
News UK record industry trade body the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) has announced it has won a court order to force ISPs to reveal the identities of 33 suspected file-sharers. Five ISPs will now have days to turn over the details of the suspected... [20 Apr 2005]
Thirty-three more UK file-sharers' heads on the block
News UK music industry trade body the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) has announced the latest move in its campaign against illegal file-sharers - proclaiming that it will be going to court to seek the disclosure of 33 more people suspected of... [12 Apr 2005]
UK file-swappers beware
News Late last week the BPI won a court ruling that will force six UK ISPs to name 31 subscribers suspected of illegally sharing music. Speaking on Monday, a BPI spokesman suggested that last Friday's legal success — which followed a similar court... [15 Mar 2005]
Record labels' legal blitz hits 31 more music pirates
News The High Court has granted the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) an order requiring six ISPs to give up the names and addresses of 31 individuals believed to be serial music peer-to-peer uploaders. The court order marks the second round of the... [11 Mar 2005]
Online music pirates will be collared within days
News Trade association The British Phonographic Association (BPI) which last week vowed to bring 28 illegal music uploaders to justice, has secured a High Court action to force the internet service providers to come up with the identities of the... [15 Oct 2004]
Cheap CD seller slapped with injunction over pricing blame
News The wrangling between CD-Wow and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has taken a new turn, with the industry body taking the CD and games seller to court over claims it misled customers over pricing. [04 Feb 2004]
'Grey imports' win for industry hits CD prices
News The row over so-called 'grey imports' of CDs took a major step towards being settled this week, with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and CD-WOW settling their differences out of court, and the music seller agreeing to stop selling CDs... [22 Jan 2004]
Amazon.com under spotlight over 'grey' CD imports
News Next month, the BPI will tell the High Court that Hong Kong-based CD Wow is breaking the law by buying CDs in Asia, importing them into the UK and selling them cheaper than UK-based retailers without the permission of the copyright owners. [07 Jan 2004]
Music piracy fight - coming to an office near you
Comment The individuals are to blame but the RIAA and BPI realise there is little chance of ever prosecuting individuals. Earlier this year Stelios Haji-Ioannou was taken to court for allowing customers at his internet cafés to burn CDs. [18 Mar 2003]
