BPI Defends Anti-File-Sharing Partnership With Virgin Media 98
MrSteveSD writes "The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has responded to criticism by Bill Thomson over its collusion with Virgin Media in targeting UK file sharers. BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor personally wrote to the BBC to set things straight, and he asserts that 'it's Mr Thompson, rather than music companies, who is stuck in the past.' Of course, Virgin Media customers who download music and TV legally often find their connections being turned down to unusable speeds due to Virgin's aggressive throttling policy."
Mike also points out a blog entry that describes one of the letters received by a Virgin Media customer. In the letter were suggestions regarding the customer's router settings and anti-virus software.
What industry again? (Score:5, Funny)
I hope I get one (Score:1, Funny)
Go ahead Virgin, make my day!!
Re:I hope I get one (Score:1, Funny)
Dude, I have some bad news for you. It's exactly nine months after your contact with a virgin that your troubles really begin...
Re:thats what happens when (Score:3, Funny)
Sony is a good example. They have great electronics, but completely destroy it with DRM or rootkits.
Anyone else read... (Score:2, Funny)
Am I remembering incorrectly? (Score:2, Funny)
As far as I remember, the problem of slow web page loading _was_ solved by adding bandwidth in the late nineties. I had dialup, then I got DSL, and I no longer worried about slow page loading.
Cheers.