Pop star Lily Allen has joined almost 100 other British musicians at a heated three-hour debate to discuss how to tackle illegal music downloading.
The meeting was called after a public dispute among artists over whether serial file-sharers should be punished.
The attendees agreed perpetrators should not have their internet accounts suspended, as ministers have suggested.
Instead, they released a statement saying persistent offenders should have their bandwidths "squeezed".
Artists including Allen, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason signed the statement. read more
