BT is threatening to terminate the broadband service accounts of
subscribers who use peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, claiming that
they abuse copyright, according to a report today by
TheRegister.co.uk.14 Aug 2002
It appears that BT, which restricts bandwidth to P2P sites from its ADSL service, sent a letter to at least one subscriber, accusing him of distributing copyrighted material via his account. BT claimed that the user’s activities breached its Acceptable Use Policy for the ADSL service.
The subscriber is reported to have denied the infringement accusations.