Newzbin case opens up new music front
Found on MusicWeek on Tuesday, 02 August 2011
The music industry will waste no time in demanding ISPs immediately block illegal music websites following last week's landmark court decision requiring BT to prevent its customers accessing pirate website Newzbin2.
If ISPs do not block these sites voluntarily, the BPI will ratchet up the pressure and will seek court orders - citing 97A and the MPA case - requiring them to do so.
Of course they have to act. After all, this new weird thing called Internet will kill their business model. Just like MP3's did. Or the VCR. Or the photocopier. Or the radio. Or streaming video. Or automatic pianos.