BPI Wins Suits Against UK File-Sharers

The BPI, Britain's equivalent of the RIAA, has won lawsuits against two file-sharers. One man claimed that he didn't know what he was doing ran afoul of copyright law, while the other said the BPI had no direct evidence that he'd infringed copyrights -- but judges rejected both defenses. The BPI's embarked on an RIAA-esque legal strategy of suing people, then strong-arming them into settling, and they're certain to be buoyed by the decision. Given the RIAA's legal efforts are looking a little less assured, wonder if they'll start jurisdiction shopping -- or trying to, anyway -- in cahoots with their international allies?