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ntl customer · 05-10-2003, 16:24

I don't know if this has been mentioned before in the thread, but I was put on hold by ntl yesterday (as per usual) and had to endure the usual torture of the three/four variations of the tinny on-hold music rotated over and over again, plus the adverts in between.

Now I normally don't pay much attention to the adverts but I could not help but wonder at the legality of one of them. It said something like 'if you're after MP3's at more MPH then you should get broadband from ntl home'.

Are ntl trying to promote the downloading of illegal MP3 files using their broadband service?

Although having said that, I do download MP3's using P2P software, so I'm not really in a position to say that it's wrong, but at a time where the RIAA are taking people to court over the issue of sharing copyrighted music, I think ntl are being a little bit risky with it.

05-10-2003, 16:24	#402
ntl customer Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Services: Weddings, christenings, barmitzvahs and funerals. Posts: 860	Re: NTL promoting copyright infringement I don't know if this has been mentioned before in the thread, but I was put on hold by ntl yesterday (as per usual) and had to endure the usual torture of the three/four variations of the tinny on-hold music rotated over and over again, plus the adverts in between. Now I normally don't pay much attention to the adverts but I could not help but wonder at the legality of one of them. It said something like 'if you're after MP3's at more MPH then you should get broadband from ntl home'. Are ntl trying to promote the downloading of illegal MP3 files using their broadband service? Although having said that, I do download MP3's using P2P software, so I'm not really in a position to say that it's wrong, but at a time where the RIAA are taking people to court over the issue of sharing copyrighted music, I think ntl are being a little bit risky with it.