Those boys at the BPI have confirmed they are investigating allegations that an extensive illegal music filesharing network has been running off the servers of a Scottish engineering company called Honeywell. The industry body and Strathclyde Police together executed a warrant on the company's Motherwell premises last Thursday after a two-month investigation into the alleged file sharing operation which in turn came after a tip off from an employee at the company (an employee who is currently lying very low, one assumes). A number of other Honeywell employees are now "assisting the police with their enquiries", after which a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
This is what BPI boss Geoff Taylor has to say about it all: "Filesharing music in the workplace is illegal, misuses company resources, wastes employees' time and introduces network security risks. Any businesses that are complacent in this area should take note: failure to put in place a stringent, enforceable policy to prevent staff copying and distributing music on company systems could expose the company, and the employees concerned, to the risk of civil proceedings or a criminal investigation. Uploading music files to a company computer network for other employees to download is a serious offence. Filesharing music without permission, whether you are on the internet at home or in the office, is illegal and can carry stiff penalties".
He's right you know. Now excuse me while I go move the CMU server into a locked cupboard... No, only joking.