British dance music publisher the Ministry of Sound has called off plans to pursue legal action against thousands of people accused of illegally distributing the firm’s music catalogue via file sharing services.
Legal representatives of the company had been pushing for a court order to release the details of ISP customers so that further action could be taken against them. However BT has apparently deleted 80 per cent of the data requested on the basis of laws that require the company to hold such data for 90 days before destroying it.
BT destroyed 20,000 of the 25,000 details requested by the Ministry of Sound legal team according to a BBC News report. Last month BT called for a suspension of court orders to release customer details following revelations that ACS Law leaked thousands of confidential details following lax security measures.
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