Sky warns customers they face FINES for watching PORN

Sky is warning customers that they may receive a letter from a porn compnay

SKY has cautioned customers who watch porn that an adult entertainment firm is demanding cash.

 

Sky has warned its broadband customers to be on alert for letters over alleged illegal downloads.

A US adult entertainment company is believed to be issuing letters to Sky customers demanding damages for pornographic content downloaded via torrent sites.

Golden Eye International working with adult firm Ben Dover are behind the letters.

The US companies first reached out to Sky after they discovered "a number of Sky Broadband customers engaged in unlawful file sharing of some of its films."

Sky was not itself involved in gathering any of the evidence referenced in the letters and cannot comment on its accuracy.

 

Customers using illegal file sharing sites could face fines

Golden Eye successfully applied for a court order against Sky

SKY

 

However since the broadcaster was hit with a court order from Golden Eye International – Sky has been forced to hand-over information on the customers associated with the anonymised IP addresses caught downloading the pornopgraphic material.

Sky has issued a letter to customers, warning them about the development.

“We need to let you know about a court order made against Sky earlier this year that requires us to provide your name and address to another company," the letter reads.

“A company called Golden Eye International, which owns rights to several copyrighted films, has claimed that a number of Sky Broadband customers engaged in unlawful file sharing of some of its films.

“In support of this claims Golden Eye International says it has gathered evidence of individual broadband accounts (identified online by unique numbers called IP addresses) from which it claims the file sharing took place."

This method of unearthing illegal downloads is dubbed copyright-trolling and sees companies monitor file-sharing networks for people sharing their content.

  

A message on Sky's website reveals the court order

Golden Eye International says the level of damages "will depend on the extent to which you have downloaded the Work and/or made it available for download by other."

Because of the adult nature of the content, it is possible Sky customers will simply pay Golden Eye International, rather than face the embarrassment of fighting a legal battle against a porn company.

This is not the first time Golden Eye International has made demands for damages to UK broadband customers.

In 2013, the individuals behind the Ben Dover porn brand targeted thousands on O2 of people with allegations they downloaded and shared adult content without permission.

If you receive a letter from Sky the internet firm has a dedicated web page with advice on what to do next.

A spokesperson for Sky told NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com: "Golden Eye successfully applied for a court order against Sky. 

"This means that we were required, by law, to supply Golden Eye with the details of account holders that matched the list of IP addresses that they had identified. 

"We have written to all affected customers advising them carefully to read the letter from Golden Eye and if they want any further help to contact the Citizens Advice Bureau.”