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IFPI 'First Wave' Sues 247 In Europe & Canada

Posted by timothy on from the litigious-society dept.

securitas writes "AP and many others report that the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - IFPI - has sued 247 accused file-sharers in Germany, Denmark, Italy and Canada as part of an unprecedented, coordinated attack. The IFPI represents the global recording industry through its members - national associations like the IFPIG, DRIA, FIMI, CRIA and RIAA - and says it will launch more international lawsuits in the months ahead. You may also want to read the official IFPI 'first wave' press release/related documents and a statement by the IFPI's chairman and CEO. Lots of coverage at AP/AJC, USA Today, the New York Times, Reuters/CNN Money, ZDNet/CNet, Bloomberg , netimperative and the BBC. The timing of the international legal attacks is especially interesting in light of the recent study that indicates file-sharing has a negligible impact on music sales."

2 of 304 comments (clear)

  1. One question... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Did you have to dust that off before you used it? Or do you keep you old jokes filed away in vacuum sealed bags?

  2. Unprecendented Coordinated Attack! by bcolflesh · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Damn those dirty Islamic extremists... oh wait, these are the good xtian terrorists - never mind.