An ISP Named Virgin Makes A Blooper
By CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
United States
July 4, 2008 9:25pm CST
Last month, Virgin Media and the BPI decided to join forces in an effort to educate those suspected of uploading illegal files on P2P networks.
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This effort involved Virgin Media sending letters from both Virgin and the BPI informing suspected P2P pirates the dangers and alternatives to their activities. Virgin assured the Internet community that this was not part of a "three strikes" policy to disconnect users.
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The blooper? Well, they used envelopes stating "Important. If you don't read this, your broadband could be disconnected" plastered on them. 
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What do you think? Is this an innocent mistake or a hint?
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What do you think? Is this an innocent mistake or a hint?1 response
@banadux (630)
• United States
5 Jul 08
I doubt it's a mistake. They probably have the right to drop someones service for no reason at all in the fine print that you sign when you get service with them. It could be they expect that they will end up with the liability in the future since the individual law suits aren't doing well for the RIAA.
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
5 Jul 08
Inside the letter they said they would not drop the service for any reason. Here is the original article. A mistake was made somewhere within or on the letter. The lack of clarity is bad business nonetheless.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7486000/7486836.stm
