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UK online music hobbled by high prices
News According to research from analyst house JupiterResearch, one-third of households now own MP3 players, while figures from music industry trade body BPI show that UK music fans have downloaded 13 million tracks already this year. [29 Sep 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]
Music mad Brits buy nine million online tunes
News Brits are proving to be the most music-loving nation - buying more albums than any other country - and we just can't get enough of digital formats, according to UK music industry trade body the BPI. Despite the boom in online tunes, John Kennedy... [23 Mar 2005]
Re:Viewing 2004: Digital music and DRM
News As well as Ballmer's tongue-lashing, UK music pirates got a telling-off from the record industry trade body, the BPI. Twenty-eight of the most prolific uploaders in the UK were collared by the BPI in October. [17 Dec 2004]
Leader: File-sharing suits out of tune with music market
Leader So the news today that industry body The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is suing 28 file-sharers comes as no surprise. While the rights and wrongs are pretty clear-cut in the law's eyes - it's illegal; if you do it, you're likely to get into... [07 Oct 2004]
First legal blitz launched against UK music sharers
News A BPI spokesman said the body had targeted the "illegal dealers" who were making "piracy possible on a large scale". Although the BPI is hoping the legal action will deter music piracy, it says the number of illegal files being uploaded to the... [07 Oct 2004]
Piracy fears sidelined as Brits rediscover love for the CD
News Trade association the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has discovered that sales of CD singles have shown their first rise in five years, while albums are also showing some upward movement. The BPI is hoping the upcoming launch of a download... [23 Aug 2004]
Tech pirates targeted in government's fraud crackdown
News DVD and CD pirating are both on the increase, with FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) reporting that piracy cost the UK over £9bn in 2002 and the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) saying illegal music lost the industry £56.1m in 2003. [11 Aug 2004]
Napster gives free downloads to Sun readers
News According to figures from the UK record industry association, the BPI, last year music piracy rose by 13 per cent, while legitimate music sales rose by just over two per cent. The BPI puts the rise down to a heightened interest from organised crime... [22 Jul 2004]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.07.04
Round-Up The BPI is particularly grateful to government at this critical time for the interest and understanding it is increasingly showing in the industry's challenge to embrace new technology and new business models. [16 Jul 2004]
Update: BT accused of being the 'music pirates' friend'
News The BPI is developing contacts among UK ISPs as part of its online anti-piracy strategy and is keen to ensure that the interests of both ISPs and BPI members are properly addressed in these discussions. [20 Mar 2003]
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. At the time of the Easy café case Charlotte McConnell, a solicitor at specialist IT law firm Bristows, said: "It seems that with music... [18 Mar 2003]
BT accused of being 'music pirates' friend'
News The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has accused BT of aiding and abetting illegal file-sharing by refusing to adopt a hard line approach to peer-to-peer networks. Tony Henderson, a spokesman for BT Openworld, told silicon.com: "We were... [17 Mar 2003]
EasyInternetCafe faces gag in CD-burning row
News Lawyers acting on behalf of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) contacted EasyInternetCafe earlier this week, warning that they plan to apply for an injunction that would stop EasyInternetCafe talking to the press about the row. [20 Sep 2002]
