Monday, March 14, 2005
One too many?
The BPI (British Phonographic Industry) have undertaken more action against illegal file sharing. The campaign to educate internet users of the damage illegal sharing can cause has been compared to campaigns to educate drivers of the dangers of drink driving, clearly indicating how seriously the music industry is viewing the situation. The current approach seems to be to encourage the public to view illegal file sharing as socially unacceptable - possibly a difficult task given the perception of many that 'it's not really like stealing'. If even BBC's Newsround are covering it (with excellent links on the right of the page) such a position seems difficult to maintain...
// posted by Gavin Luhrs @ 8:30 pm 
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