Another UK ISP Begins Threatening File-Sharers
Date : 2008 06 30 Category : Web News
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The UK’s biggest broadband provider has begun threatening customers that illegally download music via P2P networks.
BT recently sent one of its four million customers an email alleging that she had illegally shared the track "Biology by Girls Allowed" on the internet, with “evidence” provided by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), reported The Register.
The email states that she had used Ares, a file-sharing program, in May this year in a way that broke music copyright laws. The email goes on to say: “Sorry, but we're obliged to point out that further similar problems may have to lead to the termination of your account, as such activity contravenes BT's Acceptable Use Policy,” and advises that she removes any file-sharing software from her computer, ensures that her Wi-Fi connection is secure, and passes the warning on to other members of her household.
For those who use wi-fi connections at home BT even warns that "It is your responsibility to ensure that your internet connection is not used to infringe copyright or otherwise to breach the terms and conditions of your BT internet connection.