UK Music's chief executive, Feargal Sharkey, claims that progress has been made on a deal between the industry and broadband Internet Service Providers (ISP) to tackle illegal file sharing.

Music Week states that the comments came during yesterdays annual Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) conference in Eversheds:


The news follows July’s crucial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement (here) between copyright holders and six of the UK's largest ISPs, which account for roughly 90% of the country's broadband market.

The initial agreement approved a principal of sending warning letters to customers that have been accused of downloading illegal music or movies. However little has been heard of the deal since then, although some ISPs have tested warning letters with suspected customers.