War on music downloads enters stage 492 – now record label bosses in the US are asking the country’s employers to stop their employees from downloading songs at work. It is thought many people’s home internet connections are too slow for serious music downloading, so many make use of their workplace’s fast connection. With this in mind trade groups representing record labels, film studios and music publishers are sending a letter to 1,000 big corporations asking them to implement a system to stop illegal downloads.
"We urge you to take whatever steps necessary to ensure that your network is not being misused to infringe copyrighted works," the letter says. Schools and colleges have been sent similar letters to encourage them to stop students using campus computers to illegally download material.