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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 pair have been facing off across a courtroom... [20 Mar 2007]
Record labels' legal blitz hits 31 more music pirates
News Music industry body the BPI has launched a fresh wave of legal actions against alleged file-sharers, nearly two weeks after it announced the settlement of cases against 23 file-sharers for average damages of £2,000 each. [11 Mar 2005]
UK file-swappers beware
News The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is likely to bring further legal action against UK citizens accused of sharing copyright-protected files over the internet. Late last week the BPI won a court... [15 Mar 2005]
EasyInternetCafe gagging order reaches court
News The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) will ask the High Court on Thursday to prevent EasyInternetCafe from discussing the ongoing CD burning row with the press. A BPI spokeswoman said that the... [26 Sep 2002]
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... [20 Mar 2003]
UK music industry to sue AllofMP3.com
News UK music industry body the BPI is to sue popular Russian download site AllofMP3.com, claiming it is operating outside the law and not sharing any of its profits with the artists whose music it sells. Not so, says the... [07 Jun 2006]
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]
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... [20 Apr 2005]
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... [17 Mar 2003]
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... [15 Oct 2004]
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... [12 Apr 2005]
CD Wow hits out at music industry 'paranoia'
News CD Wow has hit out at music industry body the BPI, which is pushing for a case against the retailer over parallel importing - where CDs licensed for one region are sold in another. The CD seller accused the music... [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... [21 Feb 2007]
'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... [22 Jan 2004]
ISPs join file sharing crackdown
News The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) - which represents thousands of UK record labels - has signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with the six largest UK ISPs to help tackle the problem. The... [24 Jul 2008]
