Published: Tuesday 31 January 2006
By Andy McCue
The High Court has ordered 10 ISPs to hand over the customer details of 150 individuals accused of illegally sharing and downloading desktop software on the web.
The illegal file-sharers were identified after a 12-month covert investigation by the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast), called Operation Tracker.
Fast said it also suspects that some of the individuals were using their employer’s corporate networks for trading the software illegally.
The individuals all use false names but Fast has now secured the court orders that will force the internet service providers to hand over the full personal details – including names, addresses and dates of birth – of the 150 individuals.
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