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@ EconMusic: Keynote Q&A: Geoff Taylor, BPI CEO: ISPs Cannot Duck Responsibility

Sep 23, 2008 7:48 AM

It’s clear that BPI CEO Geoff Taylor has his hands full. As the head of the UK record industry’s trade association, he has had a long slog trying to get the British government, as well as the country’s ISPs, to take the issue of illegal downloads seriously. In July, the…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Legal, Events, ContentNext Events, EconMusic, bpi, geoff taylor, staci kramer

Virgin, BPI Send Users Piracy Letters In ‘Education Campaign’

Jun 6, 2008 7:49 AM

Starting next week, Virgin Media (NSDQ: VMED) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) will begin sending letters to customers whose IP addresses have been used to distribute music illegally. It’s a more touchy-feely version of the three-strikes policy sought earlier by the BPI, because this is merely an “education campaign”.…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Legal, Companies, Virgin, Virgin Media, bpi

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