  Fuck you BPI. Copying the RIAA. I mean, fair play, you don't want people downloading too much music, it means you don't get as fat pay checks. A number of bands have claimed they don't give 2 shits if you are downloading their music, as long as you give themm some money.
I used to download quite a lot, but I don't any more, and I'm starting to buy albums. A friend of the dad of a friend got the following message from the BPI: [BPI] WARNING, The file-sharing network you are connected to indicates that you are offering music to others from your computer. Doing this without permission from the copyright owner is illegal. Such actions damage everyone involved in creating and investing in music.Copyright law exists to protect those creators and investors. When you break the law, you risk legal penalties. Avoid that risk. Do not offer, download or distribute music to others without permission on a file-sharing service like this.
Disable the 'share' feature, or uninstall the filesharing software.This message has been sent to you by British Phonographic Industry Ltd on behalf of its members and those of Phonographic Performance Ltd - more than 95 % of UK record companies. Basically the poilte way of saying: Stop sharing, or we'll sue your asses. Shit. 
