"Houston, we have a problem" Motion Picture Association of America sends formal legal notices to three laser printers

If rightsholders are so keen to issue illegal downloading notices on the basis of IP addresses then they'd better take note.Recently researchers at the University of Washington managed to setup printers in their network to fake relevant internet addresses. Software used by the MPAA was unable to spot this and accused the three printers of illegally downloading copies of Iron Man and Indiana Jones.So where do ISPs stand in this? Virgin Media have taken the bold move of working with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) to post letters to their users who allegedly have illegal file-sharing (P2P) activity on their accounts.Currently the letter only warns uses about their activity and does not threaten account suspension but with the 10 week "educational" campaign being reviewed in mid-August is this a sign of rightsholders muscling in and the slippery slope to disconnection for alleged illegal activity.