UK Music Filesharers Ordered to Pay Fines |
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Tim Castle (reuters@telecom-digest.org) Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:00:32 -0600
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By Tim Castle
Britain's record industry said on Friday it had won a landmark court
In the first case of its kind in Britain, London's High Court ruled in
"It's the first time our assertion that file sharing is illegal has
"These individuals felt they had a case to defend, and the courts
The BPI said it had decided not to name the two men, a postman from
The judgments were made earlier this month and in November.
The man from King's Lynn was ordered to make an immediate payment of
The postman, a father of two, was told to pay 1,500 pounds pending a
Until now the BPI has reached out-of-court settlements with
The BPI has launched around 140 legal cases since October 2004 against
In the United States the Recording Industry Association of America has
The music industry estimates there are 900 million unauthorized music
But the BPI said the growth of illegal file sharing has slowed
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