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| Piracy police raid Honeywell site | Piracy police raid Honeywell site |
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| The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is investigating allegations of an extensive illegal music filesharing ring at a Honeywell plant in Scotland. | The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is investigating allegations of an extensive illegal music filesharing ring at a Honeywell plant in Scotland. |
| Investigators from the BPI raided the plant in Motherwell with police officers at 0840 BST yesterday morning. | Investigators from the BPI raided the plant in Motherwell with police officers at 0840 BST yesterday morning. |
| The investigators made copies of the contents of computers for detailed forensic analysis. | The investigators made copies of the contents of computers for detailed forensic analysis. |
| Honeywell said that it was cooperating fully with both the police and the BPI over the investigation. | Honeywell said that it was cooperating fully with both the police and the BPI over the investigation. |
| Legal boundaries | Legal boundaries |
| The BPI says the raid follows a two-month investigation prompted by a tip-off from a Honeywell employee. | The BPI says the raid follows a two-month investigation prompted by a tip-off from a Honeywell employee. |
| The BPI said the information from the insider pointed to "thousands of music files being shared illegally". | The BPI said the information from the insider pointed to "thousands of music files being shared illegally". |
| This is the first time that the BPI has raided a business in pursuit of illegal music filesharing. Previous such raids have concentrated on domestic filesharing. | This is the first time that the BPI has raided a business in pursuit of illegal music filesharing. Previous such raids have concentrated on domestic filesharing. |
| It is illegal to copy and distribute songs on an internal company computer network but no company has yet been prosecuted due to such activites taking place on its premises. | It is illegal to copy and distribute songs on an internal company computer network but no company has yet been prosecuted due to such activites taking place on its premises. |
| Filesharing music in the workplace is illegal Geoff Taylor, chief executive BPI | Filesharing music in the workplace is illegal Geoff Taylor, chief executive BPI |
| A number of Honeywell employees are assisting the police with their enquiries and a report will be submitted to the the Procurator Fiscal, Scotland's official prosecutor. | |
| Ann Van Hooydonck, a Honeywell spokeswoman in Europe, said the company "considers copyright infringement a very serious matter" and has policies aimed at preventing piracy on its premises. | Ann Van Hooydonck, a Honeywell spokeswoman in Europe, said the company "considers copyright infringement a very serious matter" and has policies aimed at preventing piracy on its premises. |
| BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor stressed the legal liabilities of businesses that do not put strict policies in place to prevent staff copying and distributing music on company equipment. | BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor stressed the legal liabilities of businesses that do not put strict policies in place to prevent staff copying and distributing music on company equipment. |
| "Filesharing music in the workplace is illegal, misuses company resources, wastes employees' time and introduces network security risks," Mr Taylor said. | "Filesharing music in the workplace is illegal, misuses company resources, wastes employees' time and introduces network security risks," Mr Taylor said. |
| He pointed out that failure to put an anti-piracy policy in place "could expose the company, and the employees concerned, to the risk of civil proceedings or a criminal investigation." | He pointed out that failure to put an anti-piracy policy in place "could expose the company, and the employees concerned, to the risk of civil proceedings or a criminal investigation." |
| Filesharing is illegal if the music is copyrighted and permission has not been sought. | |
| The Motherwell plant manufacturers electronic building control systems. | The Motherwell plant manufacturers electronic building control systems. |