The music industry will move to sue internet service providers if they continue to allow identified digital music pirates to use their networks.
John Kennedy, chairman and chief executive of the IFPI, which represents record groups worldwide, expressed frustration over the co-operation of ISPs in the music industry’s battle against heavy “uploaders”, or individuals who swap copyrighted music.
The IFPI has been asking the ISPs to cut off illegal music uploaders. He accused ISPs of “filibustering” and said the IFPI would start taking them to court. In Denmark last year, the supreme court ruled that ISPs were obliged to terminate the connections of customers engaged in music piracy.
Mr Kennedy pointed to the Gowers report in the UK, where a government consultation paper said that ISPs which allow illegal music downloads and uploads would face a “legislative clampdown.” The report said ISPs had until the end of 2007 to sort illegal activity on their network.
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