The internet is a wonderful place it opens up all kind of doors for us. We have google at our fingertips which just about has information on everything. We can organize our lives online. That's why it's so wonderful. We can shop, listen to music, find latest reviews, see what's on at the cinema. Some people use it to download music and games. Now many artists had a problem with this, that it was taking away from music sales and so on. Though the majority of their money isn't made through music sales, it's more about concerts and merchandise. Some good argue giving people the ability to download their music gives them good exposure, and I saw a recent artice on the news that said many teens downloading songs, still went out and bought them. Downloading actually encouraged that, I'm not so sure about that, but it could be true. I came across this article today;
The High Court today ordered ISPs to hand over the personal details of 28 British music fans being sued for file-sharing.
The names and addresses of the accused must be passed onto the British Phonographic Industry, the court ruled.
The BPI needed the information to begin its legal crackdown on the free-song swappers.
The body will now write to the accused, alert them of the charges and offer them the opportunity to settle the case.
In other European countries where the legal process is a few steps ahead, fines and settlements have averaged in the thousands of euros.
A BPI spokesman said the ISPs now have 14 days in which to comply with the court order.
I guess it was only a matter of time. How well this will work I don't know. I guess we shall see!