Women fined £16,000 for File-Sharing: Floodgates open

A woman has been fined £16,000 in a File-Sharing court battle. She is one of the first people to be fined in the UK by a computer game manufacturer who are seeking to protect their copyright.

This fine could now open the floodgates for those who illegally share games and films over the Internet. Music, film and games companies could now claim back millions in damages as a result of this successful court battle.

The Patents County Court in London has now ordered the woman to pay around £6,000 in damages and disbursements of £10,000 to Topware Interactive. They are the owner of the computer game Dream Pinball 3D.

Topware Interactive has launched civil proceeding against 100 other people who are suspected of illegally uploading copyrighted games. The High Court has now ordered Internet service providers to hand over details of their customers who they suspect of file sharing.

Just last month hundreds of thousands of letters were sent out to those Internet users who illegally download files. This is part of a new deal that was brokered with the Government and the six top ISPs in the UK.

For a full report visit The Times

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