http://www.silicon.com Results for BPI en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60555904p,00.htm This was followed by a Business Process Improvement (BPI) study. The client was on a growth trajectory. However, its existing systems were becoming an impediment to growth due to: limitations in expanding customer reach due to inherent limitations... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:25:15 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60412234p,00.htm This paper describes a new algorithm (VDCBPI) that mitigates both sources of intractability by combining the Value Directed Compression (VDC) technique with Bounded Policy Iteration (BPI). Existing algorithms for discrete partially observable... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:08:37 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39263796,00.htm The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) - which represents thousands of UK record labels - has signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with the six largest UK ISPs to help tackle the problem. The BPI's CEO, Geoff Taylor, said the agreement... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:34:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39178429,00.htm That bombshell comes courtesy of the British Recorded Music Industry (BPI), the UK's fluffier version of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A further revelation from the BPI was that more people than ever are able to swap their... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:54:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/datalockdown/0,3800014480,39170492,00.htm More people than ever are able to illegally swap their music collections because BitTorrent clients are now so easy to use, said Jollyon Benn, internet investigations executive for the BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:11:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39169317,00.htm The increasing use of media will place additional demands on IT infrastructures," says Neville Chamberlain, managing director of BPI Improve, a UK-based media operations consultancy. Experts argue new media will spell the demise of the IT... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:01:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39166445,00.htm The legal battle between music industry body the BPI and CD Wow over 'grey imports' ended at the High Court today with the e-tailer convicted of copyright infringement. The pair have been facing off across a courtroom for some years after the BPI... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:50:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39165945,00.htm CD Wow has hit out at music industry body the BPI, which is pushing for a case against the retailer over parallel importing - where CDs licensed for one region are sold in another. The CD seller accused the music industry of paranoia, saying in a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:50:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39165900,00.htm Music industry trade body the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) is seeking a contempt of court order against e-tailer CD Wow, after the company was accused by the BPI of continuing 'grey imports' of CDs from abroad. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:25:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39165835,00.htm The internet villain of the year was awarded to commissioner Vivianne Reding and the European Commission, beating off very stiff competition from the US government and the BPI (British Phonographic Industry). editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:45:04 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39164987,00.htm The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) appeared on the five-strong shortlist for internet villains - for "applying pressure on Cable & Wireless and Tiscali to reveal the names and addresses of customers", according to the Ispa. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:05:04 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39163346,00.htm To date, UK music industry association the BPI has taken legal action against more than 100 song-swappers. Music industry body the IFPI has announced a new wave of lawsuits against music pirates, with more than 8,000 people in 17 countries accused... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:05:04 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39160314,00.htm On Monday, UK music industry body the BPI called on ISPs Cable & Wireless and Tiscali to "pull the plug" on accounts used for illegal file-sharing. Internet companies have slammed calls for a tariff that would mean they have to pay music companies... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:00:04 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39159373,00.htm UK music industry body the BPI is to sue popular Russian download site AllofMP3.com, claiming it is operating outside the law and not sharing any of its profits with the artists whose music it sells. Not so, says the BPI, which maintains all of the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:15:06 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39159295,00.htm Among those businesses which contributed where AOL, the BBC, the BPI, Intel and Yahoo! The UK All Party Internet Group (Apig) has released the results of a consultation into proprietary protections on copyrighted materials such as music and movies... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:35:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39156000,00.htm In the first case, a man from King's Lynn was ordered to stop file-sharing illegally and told to make an immediate payment to the BPI of £5,000. The High Court rejected the man's defence that the BPI had no evidence of infringement and granted the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:40:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39155606,00.htm According to the BPI, CD singles sales in the UK dropped 19.1 per cent to only 21.4 million units in 2005. It was a bumper year for the UK ringtone market. But, asks Futurity Media's Anthony Plewes, will ringtones remain a lucrative revenue stream... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39152842,00.htm According to research from analyst house JupiterResearch, one-third of households now own MP3 players, while figures from music industry trade body BPI show that UK music fans have downloaded 13 million tracks already this year. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:25:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39152051,00.htm Although Apple didn't put figures on the number of songs sold in Blighty - it incorporates them into its international figures - recent statistics from music industry body the BPI said 13 million tracks have been sold in the UK this year. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:00:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39150973,00.htm The three men and two women are accused of uploading nearly 9,000 tracks between them to file-sharing networks and have been unable to settle with music industry trade body the BPI (British Phonographic Industry). editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:05:02 +0000