bpi rise
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.06.05
Round-Up A spokesman for the BPI said: "We don't do any screening for political correctness. However, the BPI - the record industry’s trade association - has little sympathy in this case and nor does it believe any dispensation should be made on the grounds... [24 Jun 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]
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]
Napster gives free downloads to Sun readers
News The BPI puts the rise down to a heightened interest from organised crime in flogging pirated CDs at boot fairs and the like - a business that's more profitable and less risky than selling drugs, the organisation says. [22 Jul 2004]
Cheap CD seller slapped with injunction over pricing blame
News The judge agreed and CD-Wow is now subject to a temporary injunction that means it will no longer be allowed to suggest that the price rise came as a result of a surcharge from the BPI. The wrangling between CD-Wow and the British Phonographic... [04 Feb 2004]
'Grey imports' win for industry hits CD prices
News The BPI's victory may be bad news for music fans, but given that the judgement only affects the selling of CDs, anyone buying computer games or DVDs won't see any rise in prices. The row over so-called 'grey imports' of CDs took a major step... [22 Jan 2004]
Update: BT accused of being the 'music pirates' friend'
News The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which blames file-sharing for falling CD sales, was quoted on the BBC saying that BT has consistently refused to discuss the phenomenon of file-sharing and the online distribution of copyrighted material... [20 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]
