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British Internet Cafe Chain Loses Round Over Music Downloading


— January 28, 2003

The recording industry sued, claiming customers were illegally downloading music and burning it onto CDs at the “sprawling chain of British internet cafes.” A British judge has granted “summary judgment” (I have no idea what that means in Britain . . .) against the cafe, and the cafe chain’s owner says he’ll appeal, according to the International Herald Tribune.


The recording industry sued, claiming customers were illegally downloading music and burning it onto CDs at the “sprawling chain of British internet cafes.” A British judge has granted “summary judgment” (I have no idea what that means in Britain . . .) against the cafe, and the cafe chain’s owner says he’ll appeal, according to the International Herald Tribune.

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