Earlier we reported that the British Phonographic Industry wanted EasyInternetCafe (Internet Cafe Chain) to pay a £100,000 fine, because its users have been downloading copyright music onto CDs.
Of course EasyInternetCafe refused to pay this and wanted to settle for £50.000, but the BPI refused this and has now taken legal action against the Internet Cafe company.
According to EasyInternetCafe, it still hasn't received a formal response to this offer. |
"We hadn't heard anything, until two days ago when a letter arrived from lawyers 'acting on behalf of Sony Music Entertainment UK and others' -- basically, the IFPI -- saying they're applying for an injunction to gag us," the EasyInternetCafe spokesman said on Thursday.
This move, EasyInternetCafe claims, is an U-turn for the music industry.
"This is the same people who said 'you'll get bad PR if people know that your stores were used for this'," said the EasyInternetCafe spokesman. "It looks like they're embarrassed by the case, and are trying to hush it up."
"You can't go round asking for £1m, or £100,000, and expect it to be done in a quiet manner," he added.
Well another bad publicity stunt for the record industry, showing their greed and basically doing nothing but annoying people. Read the entire article here.
Thanks go to Marcel for letting us know. Use our CD Freaks LivingRoom to discuss issues like this !
Source: ZDnet.co.uk
