Lawyers want customer details from nine ISPs

Lawyers representing the rights holder of music tracks are looking to obtain a court order, which would make nine of the UK’s most popular internet service providers hand over details of their customers in order that the lawyers can seek compensation on the copyright holder’s behalf.

Digiprotect Gesellschaft Zum Schutze Digitale Medien’s lawyers have in fact begun to send out warning letters to some internet users, asking for them to pay £500 within three weeks or face the prospect of a day in court.

The ISPs involved are Be Broadband, BT Plc, Easynet Ltd, Entanet International Ltd, KCOM Group Plc, Orange Home UK Plc, PlusNet Plc, THUS Plc and Tiscali UK Ltd.

Anyone suspected of illegal file sharing can expect to be getting a letter anytime soon, yet as these cases have been coming out on a regular basis, the legal process is being looked into and just because they have an IP address does not mean guilt as these can be faked or hijacked.