The gaming industry is coming after illegal downloaders and the bad news for ISPs is it appears the sector is not trying the educational route taken by the music industry.
Lawyers working for American developer, Topware Interactive, creators of Dream Pinball, have not only successfully prosecuted a UK woman for £16,000 worth of damages for illegal
The ice cold relationship between the music industry and the ISPs it expects to police the internet is showing signs of thawing, but only a little and only after the threat of government legislation.
The six leading ISPs have agreed to send out educational letters to subscribers the BPI believes have been downloading music illegally. BT,
Despite hopes being raised at the recent London Calling event where ISPs met representatives from the music industry, the two sides would seem as diametrically opposed as ever on how to deal with unauthorised file sharing, particularly on who should pay to combat the problem.
Although former pop star Feargal Sharkey, now head of the BMR