The BPI has succeeded in its fight to prevent Hong Kong-based retailer from selling cut-price CDs to punters in the UK. Ah, it warms the old heart cockles and no mistake…

This is one of those great stories where everyone is a winner – so long as by everyone you mean the poor, downtrodden, hand to mouth living, music publishers and record companies we have in the UK - and not the young –e-upstart CDWow, or its many customers.

CDWow was at fault for, or was accused of, illegally importing cut-price CDs from Hong Kong and selling them to people like me, or you. Well, maybe not you, you look like you listen to crystal radio sets. Either way, the British music industry's attack dog – the BPI  - has been gnawing at its legs for six years – and finally has drawn blood.

Thanks to a High Court judgement CDWow will have to pay some £37m to the BPI which in turn will dish it out to record company execs, who will probably give it to charity or something. In announcing its victory some great quotes have floated out from the BPI, like this one. "CDWow is no consumer champion…"

Well, I have to say that it has done alright by me. Used to anyway.