Belgian IFPI searches dutch Napster users...
Posted on 27/03/01 16:38 by Robin van Lieshout                             
Belgian IFPI searches dutch Napster users...
The belgian authority IFPI is writing to dutch universities and other organisations, with the request to delete users of their network who spread belgian music songs.

The organisation is making a list of belgian numbers and also asks Napster to block all songs, and to add them in their filter. A full list is send to Napster next week wich have to end the exchange of belgian songs.

They are searching the Napster network for illegal songs. According to spokesman Olivier Materlink this goes by connecting to napster and search for belgian songs. This way they can find the IP addresses.

The dutch article:

De Belgische auteursrechtenorganisatie Ifpi schrijft Nederlandse universiteiten en andere organisaties aan, met het verzoek gebruikers van hun netwerk te verwijderen die Belgisch repertoire uitwisselen.

De Belgische organisatie stelt op dit moment een lijst met nummers samen, en eist van Napster dat ook Belgische nummers in het filter worden opgenomen. Volgende week stuurt de organisatie de lijst, waarna Napster een eind moet maken aan het uitwisselen van Belgische artiesten via Napster.

De organisatie speurt via Napster naar illegaal verspreide Belgische muziek. Volgens woordvoerder Olivier Materlink gebeurt dit handmatig: 'We maken zelf connectie met Napster, en speuren naar Belgisch repertoire. Zo verkrijgen we een IP-adres en kunnen we de overtreder aanspreken.'

They say they already notified over 12 thousand individuals !!!! Can you imagine this.... 12.000 persons... and how do they find them?? BY HAND! They search napster, get results and write the info (IP) down. Djeez nice jobs do these guys have. What do you say to yourself if u go home.. today I notified 200 users again? Nothing against belgian people but this sounds stupid!
They also say Buma/Stemra hasn't taken any action yet, because they are still busy with closing down web- and ftp-sites... yea right.


Don't mind the spelling.. i'm tired

Source: Planet Multimedia

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By xian, Tuesday 27 March 2001 17:53
xianhehehe nice try Smilie
By Guest, Tuesday 27 March 2001 21:17
Is the IPadress enough to get a users adres? I don't believe providers are allowed to give that information. Let alone can they?
By MP|3, Wednesday 28 March 2001 07:27
MP|3they give the IP address to the court, and they can force the ISP to give the info
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