Posted: 19th Mar, 2003 By: MarkJ
We've today received a response from the British Phonographic Industrys Executive Chairman, Peter Jamieson, regarding the BBC's
BTOpenworld and music piracy news item from earlier in the week:
"Quotes attributed to the BPI on a BBC report yesterday do not properly reflect the relationship between BPI and BT. The BPI has a good, on-going dialogue with BT which involves regular contact.
BPI recently attended the launch of BT's dotmusic download service and wholeheartedly support this service. The BPI is developing contacts among UK ISPs as part of its online anti-piracy strategy and is keen to ensure that the interests of both ISPs and BPI members are properly addressed in these discussions."It's certainly a distant departure from the BBC's piece, in which the two sides appeared more distant than ever.