Anyone worried about the BPI's "Landmark Ruling" against some filesharers?

yes very. see also here: No surprises

Not worried, but saddened and angered. The BPI just don't get it. They have no understanding of why most people swap music. They don't love music, they love money. Don't get me wrong I'd love some money too - I'd love to be paid whatever Peter J. of the BPI is paid - but I love hearing new music and I love letting other people hear new music.

Crap, I didn't want to comment further but holy f-ing sht - a postman! Way to go BPI, bankrupt some poor bloke who earns, what 18k or 19k? Really bringing the bad guys down ain't we? How do these fckrs (BPI people not postmen) sleep at night?

SERENITY NOW!

I suppose they're gonna come and get me now - i am sooooo dumb....

Yeh no doubt there evil, it makes no sense, whatever, but it does intrigue me, how did they get these people , what network where they on, why did they pick them, and how are they coming up with amount of the fines?

If you can bear to read the self rightous BPI site it tells you names, places and the networds they were using.

Or even "networks".

Actually it's an old list from last March...but here it is anyway...

"23 illegal filesharers pay compensation and give High Court undertakings not to fileshare illegally

Mr R - Swanley, Kent - Kazaa user
Mr S - Chatham, Kent - Grokster user
Ms C - Romford, Essex - Kazaa user
Ms C - Glasgow, Scotland - Kazaa user
Mr G - Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland - Kazaa user
Mr C - St Leonards, Sussex - Grokster user
Mr D - Chatham, Kent - Kazaa user
Mr R - Andover, Hampshire - Imesh user
Mr J - Bristol, Avon - WinMx user
Mr R - Highbury, London - Kazaa user
Mr J - Cwmbran, South Wales - Kazaa user
Mrs L - Hastings, Sussex - Kazaa user
Mr C - Fife, Scotland - Kazaa user
Mr A - Brighton, Sussex - Imesh user
Ms F - Welwyn Garden City, Herts - Kazaa user
Mr M - Loughborough, Leics - Imesh user
Mrs P - Lytham St Annes, Lancashire - BearShare user
Mr T - Liverpool, Merseyside - Kazaa user
Mr S - Barnstaple, Devon - Kazaa user
Mrs M - Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland - Kazaa user
Mr M - Marlow, Bucks - Kazaa user
Mr I - Canvey Island - Imesh user
Mr N - Stoke on Trent - Kazaa user
The 23 illegal filesharers who have settled range in age from 22 to 58."

They now say they are looking at other networks.

They will probably come after me for using a bit of their website.

Does anyone know of anyone in Scotland who had the BPI onto them? I'm doing a story for BBC news.

We went through this a couple years ago in the US. It chills out file sharers who know fuckall about computers. For the rest of the population, life goes on. eMu!e, S!sk, YouShendIt, etc.