Virgin blames threat label on admin error
p2pnet news Music | P2P:- You know how Virgin Media sent a nasty letter to 800 customers?
And then had to back down?
It was egged on by Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG’s BPI (British Phornographic Industry).
Virgin claimed the letters were part of an “educational” campaign staged (word used advisedly) in association with the BPI.
“Important,” warned a label on the Virgin letter. “If you don’t read this, your broadband could be disconnected.”
Now Virgin is blaming an “administrative oversight” for the warning labels that appeared on the letters, says The Telegraph.
Apparently, “the wrong stickers had appeared on the envelopes, and that the company had no intention of cutting off users,” says the story.
But it doesn’t explain what the correct ones should have been, or who, or what, the ‘or else’ stickers were really meant for.
“This is about education,” said a Virgin mouthperson sternly.
“We make no assumptions about who is at fault.”
Riiiight.
Meanwhile, “This latest debacle comes after Virgin Media were reprimanded again by the Advertising Standards Authority for misleading broadband adverts,” notes Bassheadtech.com, adding:
“BT made the complaint after Virgin Media claimed users on its medium broadband package could download a TV episode in less than 26 minutes, which didn’t take into account the speed cap that kicks in after 300Mb on the 2Mbit service.”
Stay tuned.
.
.Stumble It!
nasty letter – Virgin goes after UK P2P file sharers, July 3, 2008
back down – Virgin shies away from anti-P2P threats, July 4. 2008
The Telegraph – Virgin Media blames ‘administrative oversight’ for threats on warning letters, Jul;y 4, 2008
Bassheadtech.com – Virgin Media: what is your policy again?, July 3, 2008
Use free p2pnet newsfeeds for your site. It’s really easy!Subscribe to p2pnet.net | | rss feed: http://p2pnet.net/p2p.rss | | Mobile – http://p2pnet.net/index-wml.php
Net access blocked by government restrictions? Use Psiphon from the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto. Go here for details. Download here.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:10 am
Is virgin media intentionally trying to self-destruct ? Because if they are, they’re doing a wonderful job.
July 6th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
I didn’t intend to write this comment. It was an administrative error. I accidentally pressed the wrong button and my computer wrote and posted this message without my knowledge or approval.
July 7th, 2008 at 5:21 am
No, the whole industry is trying to self-destruct.. music business doesn’t want to sell adequate music online, car makers doesn’t want to sell adequate cars, the largest OS maker doesn’t want to sell an adequate OS, … and so on..