Posted on 22 July 2010 by Lee.
Many critics believe that the recent spate of highly publicized lawsuits by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) against ordinary members of the public, who are alleged to have downloaded music illegally via popular filesharing networks, is less about supporting the music industry and more about the RIAA trying to prop up an ailing [...]
Posted on 16 July 2010 by Lee.
In a recent report published, PRS for Music are asking for ISP’s to introduce a controversial tax on peer-to-peer filesharing traffic in the UK. This means that broadband providers will have to pay a fine based on the amount of pirated music they allow to be downloaded on their networks. PRS are hoping that by [...]
Posted on 12 July 2010 by Lee.
Joel Tenenbaum found himself in the news recently under the most serious of circumstances when he was convicted of illegal file sharing in a case brought against him by the music industry. In what many are saying is a ludicrous decision, a jury fined Tenenbaum a massive $675,000 for downloading 30 files over 8 years. [...]
Posted on 1 July 2010 by Sam.
The US Copyright Group is trying to sue some 15,000 suspected defendants for downloading the recently released movies “The Hurt Locker” and “Far Cry”. The main difference between this and a million other copyright infringement lawsuits relating to filesharing is that the group is trying sue all 15,000 defendants in one case, with the accuseds [...]
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