Today, an advocate general for the European Court of Justice, the highest court in the EU, released an opinion saying that ISPs are not required to disclose information that could identify subscribers in civil copyright infringement cases. (via)
EU citizens privacy is protected from the Music Industry. The Industry now needs to find better ways of fighting piracy.
I would recommend:
- Stop suggesting that every consumer is a criminal until otherwise proven. Remove DRM.
- Make buying music easier than stealing it.
- Give artists more than 5% of purchase price. No-one wants to steal from the artist. With todays system no-one is.
- Go after the pirates who make money out of it. Not the ones who copy the music and then go see the artist live.
I guess the Industry is a bit pissed of as this pretty much stops them from making money in the same way as their American causing do.
–kristian