illegal downloads are believed to be costs of the creative industries ￡ the controversial rules didn't get lifted 400 m a year A legal challenge for the digital economy Act.The judicial review, requested by BT and talk talk, rejected claims that the Parliament had exceeded its authority with anti-piracy measures.
However, Mr. Justice Kenneth Parker confirmed one of the objections relating to who pays for the prosecution.
Today's ruling was welcomed by copyright holders, who said that it would help to reduce illegal file-sharing.
The law that crashed through the Parliament before the parliamentary elections in 2010, obliges that Internet service providers (ISPs) to cooperate, can have downloaded illegally the music, software or videos to identify the rights holders of computer users.
European lawBT, talk talk mounted a legal challenge in the High Court, claiming that the law violated several European laws of Commerce and privacy.
Rejected four of the five points forward dominated justice Parker by the ISPs but connected to their benefit of a legal act, the service provider for 25% of the costs of police blames their users.
The Government is now forced, the design cost share order, to review, it is unlikely that significantly delayed the implementation of the digital economy Act.
In a statement, BT expressed his disappointment with the verdict.
"For the protection of our customers is our top priority and we look at our options once we fully understand the consequences for our customers and companies."
"This was always about the search for clarity on certain legal aspects and we have to consider whether this judgment to achieve these objectives," said a BT spokesman.
The Government said that it "" was pleased with the High Court's decision and indicates that the next steps for the implementation of the law would be short.
Severe sanctionsContent, such as record companies and movie studios, the producers had argued over the digital economy Act, that the UK needed legislation you pursue illegal file sharers.
Continue reading the most important storythis decision gives the green light for measures against illegal downloading in the UK. "End quote Geoff Taylor British phonographic is finally a law which warned ISPs to their customers on the rights-holder, was Institute which ensured they no longer write her behavior forces."
If the customer does not comply with their ISP can finally be asked to restrict the access of the user's Internet or in extreme cases, to make your personal information available to legal measures can be taken.
Opponents claimed the digital economy Act, that it for severe sanctions against computer users based on little more than the word of a large corporation allowed.
You pointed out that the law has also failed to specifically define a route of appeal for those users.
Rightholders argues, rather than to try with them against the law, companies such as BT and TalkTalk, these problems should have worked to ironing.
One of these groups, the British phonographic Institute (BPI), which represents record labels, welcomes decision Wednesday.
BPI Chief Executive Geoff Taylor said: "This decision gives the green light for measures against illegal downloading in the United Kingdom."
"It confirms that the DEA appropriately and in accordance with European."
"Questions, why has so much time and money could be shareholders and customers by BT and TalkTalk have been issued to an act of Parliament, to reduce the illegal traffic on their networks."
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