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The BPI faced a High Court delay last week as it attempted to gag easyGroup boss Stelios Haji-Ioannou in a damages claim against easyInternetCafe's now defunct in-store CD burning service.
The record industry trade body and easyInternetCafe have been locked in a legal battle since earlier this year, when the BPI claimed damages for the service in which easyInternetCafe staff would download and burn tracks onto a CD for customers and sell them for 5 [pounds sterling].
Although easyInternetCafe discontinued the service at the end of last year, the BPI spokeswoman says, "We are protecting copyrights and are seeking damages for the service."
However, she adds that its attempts to avoid costly court time by negotiating an out-of-court settlement with the company have been hampered by leaks to the press and that an injunction, which was adjourned by a judge until this week, was to prevent disclosure of the nature of ...