...accused of downloading ~~~~ films from 'Ben Dover Productions'
wait till the blokes missus sees the letters 
High Court case: Lindsay Honey, aka Ben Dover, complained that O2 customers had pirated his films
Personal details of 9,124 O2 internet users accused of illegally downloading ~~~~ography are to be handed over to adult entertainment firms Golden Eye International and Ben Dover Productions.
The High Court ordered the release of the contact details after a claim by the ~~~~ography makers that the O2 customers had pirated their films.
Both firms are run by Lindsay Honey, who uses Ben Dover as a pseudonym.
The court, however, quashed his intention to write to each end user demanding a payment of ?700 in damages.
The judge indicated that bill-payers are not liable for copyright infringement automatically just because their internet connection was used for the download.
The court will decide at a later date how Mr Honey will be able to word correspondence to the users.
Mike O?Connor, CEO of Consumer Focus, acted on behalf of the O2 customers.
He told the court: ?It is very welcome that the court has recognised the bill-payer should not be automatically assumed to be guilty when a copyright owner believes they have detected copyright infringement on that internet connection.
?Consumers should not be subject to the type of threatening letters Golden Eye intended to send to more than 9,000 O2 customers.?
The judge, in handing victory to Ben Dover Productions, the judge said: ?The claimants' interests in enforcing their copyrights outweigh the intended defendants' interest in protecting their privacy and data protection rights.?
Details of O2 users will be handed over to Ben Dover Productions
The case follows the failed court challenge from BT and TalkTalk against controversial measures intended to curb illegal internet file-sharing.
The companies had asked Court of Appeal judges to overturn an earlier ruling backing the Government's action to tackle copyright infringement online.
The creative industries estimate the practice is costing them some ?400million a year, especially with regard to films, music and books.
But BT and TalkTalk, which are two of the UK's largest internet service providers (ISPs), say the proposed measures are incompatible with EU law and oppose them on a number of technical grounds.
Their lawyers also argued at an appeal court hearing in January that the measures would result in an invasion of privacy and run up disproportionate costs for ISPs and consumers.
The legal setback came as BT and TalkTalk were accused of turning a blind eye to illegal downloads after an undercover investigation.
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O2 to 'hand over' details of users accused of downloading ~~~~ films from 'Ben Dover Productions' | Mail Online
wait till the blokes missus sees the letters High Court case: Lindsay Honey, aka Ben Dover, complained that O2 customers had pirated his filmsPersonal details of 9,124 O2 internet users accused of illegally downloading ~~~~ography are to be handed over to adult entertainment firms Golden Eye International and Ben Dover Productions.
The High Court ordered the release of the contact details after a claim by the ~~~~ography makers that the O2 customers had pirated their films.
Both firms are run by Lindsay Honey, who uses Ben Dover as a pseudonym.
The court, however, quashed his intention to write to each end user demanding a payment of ?700 in damages.
The judge indicated that bill-payers are not liable for copyright infringement automatically just because their internet connection was used for the download.
The court will decide at a later date how Mr Honey will be able to word correspondence to the users.
Mike O?Connor, CEO of Consumer Focus, acted on behalf of the O2 customers.
He told the court: ?It is very welcome that the court has recognised the bill-payer should not be automatically assumed to be guilty when a copyright owner believes they have detected copyright infringement on that internet connection.
?Consumers should not be subject to the type of threatening letters Golden Eye intended to send to more than 9,000 O2 customers.?
The judge, in handing victory to Ben Dover Productions, the judge said: ?The claimants' interests in enforcing their copyrights outweigh the intended defendants' interest in protecting their privacy and data protection rights.?
Details of O2 users will be handed over to Ben Dover Productions The case follows the failed court challenge from BT and TalkTalk against controversial measures intended to curb illegal internet file-sharing.
The companies had asked Court of Appeal judges to overturn an earlier ruling backing the Government's action to tackle copyright infringement online.
The creative industries estimate the practice is costing them some ?400million a year, especially with regard to films, music and books.
But BT and TalkTalk, which are two of the UK's largest internet service providers (ISPs), say the proposed measures are incompatible with EU law and oppose them on a number of technical grounds.
Their lawyers also argued at an appeal court hearing in January that the measures would result in an invasion of privacy and run up disproportionate costs for ISPs and consumers.
The legal setback came as BT and TalkTalk were accused of turning a blind eye to illegal downloads after an undercover investigation.
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O2 to 'hand over' details of users accused of downloading ~~~~ films from 'Ben Dover Productions' | Mail Online
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