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British Phonographic Industry ticks off RealNetworks
News The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) will fire off a missive to RealNetworks for failing to alert users on copyright issues with its CD Streamer product - a product it markets for US software company, Super Planet.
[September 9, 1998, 16:20]
British music industry backs RIAA action against Diamond
News The International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) came out in unanimous support of their US colleagues. While Diamond officials avoided calls, three heavyweight UK industry bodies backed the...
[October 13, 1998, 11:30]
BPI wins landmark file-sharing case
News The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has won a landmark legal victor against two British citizens who distributed music over the Internet using peer-to-peer file-sharing programs, it announced on Friday.
[January 27, 2006, 16:40]
The Internet is not the music industry's plaything
Leader no it's…the British Phonographic Institute. We look forward to the BPI calling on British Airways to stop holidaymakers flying back from Thailand because they might be carrying cheap CDs — we do not look forward to other companies in other...
[July 13, 2006, 14:10]
Jail term for MP3 pirates predicted
News Paul Jessop, director of technology at the IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industries) said that apart from the jurisdictional issues, there exist other obstacles to successful prosecution.
[May 16, 2000, 13:58]
Music stars tempt teen girls into technology
News A nationwide initiative called ITbeat, supported by the Department of Trade and Industry, e-skills UK, IBM, the Science Museum, British Phonographic Industry and music industry stars, has been set up to convince girls that working in IT is "cool".
[November 7, 2002, 14:36]
British ISPs forced to reveal customers' personal data
News Trade association The British Phonographic Association (BPI) which last week vowed to bring 28 illegal music uploaders to justice, has secured a High Court action to force the internet service providers to come up with the identities of the...
[October 15, 2004, 12:25]
EasyInternetCafe faces fines over music burning
News An EasyInternetCafe spokesman told ZDNet UK on Thursday that the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) -- which represents the UK's music industry -- had tried to fine the firm £1 million when the practice was first exposed.
[August 8, 2002, 14:04]
EasyInternetCafe faces gag in CD-burning row
News Lawyers acting on behalf of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) contacted EasyInternetCafe on Tuesday, warning that they plan to apply for an injunction that would stop EasyInternetCafe talking to the press about the row.
[September 19, 2002, 14:24]
EasyInternetCafe seeks global deal in music burning row
News The offer was made to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) last week, and comes after the Internet café chain refused to pay a £100,000 fine to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
[August 19, 2002, 13:34]
Euro MPs bow to big names in music
News Adrian Strain, director of communications at the British Phonographic Industry told ZDNet that it "was the right move". Fearing huge losses from lost royalties, the European music industry -- backed by the International Federation of the...
[February 10, 1999, 17:07]
Viviane Reding nominated for internet villain award
News The Internet Villain shortlist also features the British Phonographic industry and the US government, the latter for restricting legitimate European gaming sites. The British Phonographic Industry :"For applying pressure on Cable & Wireless and...
[January 4, 2007, 15:59]
Band sabotages Napster with covert capers
News A spokeswoman for the British Phonographic Association believes the move may be an indication of the direction in which Napster is moving. The creators of Napster, an MP3 peer-to-peer application that makes it easy to share digital music, are...
[September 19, 2000, 15:32]
IP infringement fines to increase tenfold
News Respondents included the Publisher's Association, the British Phonographic Industry and the Alliance Against Intellectual Property Theft. The UK government is to increase the maximum fine for intellectual-property infringement from £5,000 to £50,000.
[May 6, 2009, 17:00]
Too Much Information
Blog Why oh why did they ignore the moral leadership of the British Phonographic Institute and the Recording Industry Association of America? Napster, of course, caused the dramatic collapse of the recording industry - who can forget those horrific...
[October 22, 2006, 14:11]
Amazon.com implicated in CD-import row
News According to The Financial Times, Web giant Amazon.com is being investigated by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which suspects it may be breaking copyright law by shipping CDs from America to British customers.
[January 7, 2004, 13:10]
The arrival of MP3 - Retailers told to adapt or die
News Jollyon Benn, operations executive for piracy issues at the British Phonographic Industry reckons the opportunity Wirt is promising has to be recognised and recognised soon. Bob Lewis, director general of the British Association of Record Dealers...
[September 15, 1998, 16:02]
A Year Ago: The arrival of MP3
News Jollyon Benn, operations executive for piracy issues at the British Phonographic Industry reckons the opportunity Wirt is promising has to be recognised and recognised soon. Bob Lewis, director general of the British Association of Record Dealers...
[September 15, 1999, 7:00]
HMRC named 'internet villain' of the year
News Other nominees for the internet-villain award included BT Wholesale (for changing its engineering plans for 21CN at short notice), the British Phonographic Industry (for its "heavy-handed" approach to file-sharing), David Cameron (for "buddying up...
[March 17, 2008, 10:36]
Group warns of Europe's 'DMCA on steroids'
News When the draft directive appeared early this year, it was criticised by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry as too lenient toward individual infringers. A coalition of 38 civil liberties organisations is the latest to attack...
[August 11, 2003, 16:45]
