British ISPs must unmask downloaders

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U.K. court's decision will allow the British Phonographic Association to track down 28 alleged illegal downloaders.

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Woo?
by Burnsie001 October 15, 2004 1:15 AM PDT: "music industry officials have defended their decision to sue song-swappers as a necessary step to woo back music fans from file-sharing networks"

How do you _woo_ people by sueing them?; Reply to this comment View all 2 replies
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Will they be sent to prison?
by r2d2d3d4d5 October 17, 2004 7:18 AM PDT: So what happens when someone cannot pay the music industries fines? Do you start sending kids to prison for copyright infringement? The prisons are supposed to be full as it is. Who is going to pay the thousands that it is going to cost to keep these people in prison?

Secondly, I believe that suing people at random to make examples of them is morally wrong. You should either sue everyone that you believe is guilty or no one.; Reply to this comment

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