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UK Record Companies Suing File Sharers

Posted by Zonk on from the now-they-can-share-in-the-fun dept.

WebHostingGuy writes "As reported by MSNBC, the first lawsuits were filed in the UK against file sharers trading songs." These are the first suits, after many others settled out of court. From the article: "Music fans are increasingly tuning into legal download sites for the choice, value and convenience they offer...But we cannot let illegal file sharers off the hook. They are undermining the legal services, they are damaging music and they are breaking the law"

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  1. No, not from the article by yellowbkpk · · Score: 2, Informative

    No, that comment was not "from the article". It was "from the Peter Jamieson, the BPI Chairman. Let's not go crediting MSNBC for writing incorrect articles.

    Also, here's a link that works in Firefox (MSNBC didn't load for me w/ Firefox): http://www.out-law.com/page-5967

  2. Filesharing the Old Fashioned way by Goose3254 · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've not bought a new CD since the Napster decision. When I was downloading songs off Napster I was buying 3 or 4 CDs a week from artists I would have never heard of without Napster.

    Now I just go to the used CD shop, buy a CD, rip it, archive it, and then sell it back to the used CD shop.

    I gotta think that's eating into the profit margin somehow. The absolute dumbest thing the music industry ever did was to criminalize thier fanbase....