The music industry is developing software that will automatically detect people who are illegally swapping songs over the Internet--and it is prepared to pass the information on to the police.
We conduct manual searches to find people offering links to pirate songs," explained Strain, adding that those who uploaded a lot of digital music, or who ran illegal commercial operations, would be targeted. |
He added that such people could end up in court. "We normally send a letter asking them to stop, then a second letter if they ignore the first. The last resort is legal action."
Strain explained that although civil cases could be handled by the IFPI, the organization was also working closely with the police.
He wouldn't give details about the automatic tools--and refused to indicate when they might enter use--but insisted that there were no privacy implications. Privacy experts, however, have slammed the use of such software.
Source: Cnet
