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More Music File-Sharing Lawsuits in Europe

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the at-it-again dept.

rfunches writes "The New York Times is reporting that 20,000 cases in 10 countries were brought against file-sharers in Europe, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). '...Users targeted for legal action included a Finnish lumberjack, a British postman, a Czech IT manager and a German judge,' according to the article. More than 70 computers were seized in Italy by authorities investigating illegal file-sharing. IFPI targeted both those who 'illicitly downloaded music' as well as uploaders serving copyrighted material on file-sharing networks. Total music sales were down 3% in 2005 according to the IFPI, with the decline in physical media (e.g. CDs) countered by 'soaring' digital music sales."

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  1. Sales down? by Bender+Unit+22 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Music industry, you know the solution, why not use it. Find need new chicks to show more skin! None of those "don't call me a chick", chicks, it does not work.

  2. "illegal fire-sharing" ? by El_Muerte_TDS · · Score: 3, Funny

    Didn't know it was illegal to share fire.
    Must be some new anti-smoking law.

    1. Re:"illegal fire-sharing" ? by Wylfing · · Score: 2, Funny
      Didn't know it was illegal to share fire. Must be some new anti-smoking law.

      Yes, haha, very funny. Did you know that when you "share" fire you are stealing? That's right! Every time you let someone kindle their fire from yours, you are taking food from the mouths of hard-working match manufacturers. Not to mention the butane industry -- why, it is quite probable that the higher prices we see at the gas pumps are due to offsetting drop in hydrocarbons demand that occurs from "sharing" fire. You see, we all suffer from this kind of theft.

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  3. Well... by Kawahee · · Score: 2, Funny

    They missed me... :)

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  4. All together now! by Timberwolf0122 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay I sleep all night and download all day IFPI: He's a lumberjack and he's not okay were going to sue him like the RIAA I pirate songs, I eat my lunch I go to the Lavatory. On Wednessday I got summonsed for my acts of pi-rac-ie IFPI:He pirate songs, He eats his lunch He goes to the Lavatory. On Wednessday he got summonsed for his acts of pi-rac-ie Chorus: He's a lumberjack and he's not okay were going to sue him like the RIAA ..............

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  5. All together now! take 2 with formatting!! by Timberwolf0122 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay
    I sleep all night and download all day

    IFPI: He's a lumberjack and he's not okay
    were going to sue him like the RIAA
    I pirate songs, I eat my lunch
    I go to the Lavatory.
    On Wednessday I got summonsed
    for my acts of pi-rac-ie

    IFPI:He pirate songs, He eats his lunch
    He goes to the Lavatory.
    On Wednessday he got summonsed
    for his acts of pi-rac-ie

    Chorus: He's a lumberjack and he's not okay
    were going to sue him like the RIAA ..............

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  6. Unwittingly apt pun by srussia · · Score: 3, Funny

    See the Wikipedia entry on fire-sharing

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  7. A lumberjack by KeensMustard · · Score: 5, Funny
    Users targeted for legal action included a Finnish lumberjack, a British postman, a Czech IT manager and a German judge,

    I can understand arresting the postman, the manager and the judge. But the finnish chap, he's a lumberjack, and he's ok. For sure that was a mistake.

    1. Re:A lumberjack by OldManAndTheC++ · · Score: 3, Funny
      he's a lumberjack, and he's ok

      and he would never have time to listen to pirated music anyhow, seeing as he sleeps all night and he works all day...

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  8. I-F-P-I... by shigelojoe · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...Users targeted for legal action included a Finnish lumberjack, a British postman, a Czech IT manager and a German judge,'

    All we need is a Spanish construction worker and we'll have the Euro-Village People!

  9. Re:Seriously... by trezor · · Score: 2, Funny

    Neither does bad analogies. Should we stop? Yes.

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