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International Music Industry Amps Up Anti-P2P War

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sharing-the-pain-across-the-globe dept.

newtley writes to mention a BBC article discussing a new initiative against file-sharers by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. This international version of the MPAA is breathing down the necks of 8,000 users of file-sharing software. From the article: "The new cases cover file sharers in 17 different countries who have been allegedly using sites including BitTorrent, eDonkey, SoulSeek and WinMX. For the first time legal action is being taken in Brazil, Mexico and Poland. The IFPI said the actions affect a wide-variety of people: a laboratory assistant has been charged in Finland, while a parson has been served with action in Germany."

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  1. MPAA != RIAA by ColinPL · · Score: 3, Informative
    This international version of the MPAA
    of the RIAA
  2. Wrong organizations by klingens · · Score: 4, Informative

    The IFPI is the international counterpart of the RIAA not MPAA. The MPAA is movies, the RIAA is music, the IFPI is music.

  3. Re:Canadian levies by lRem · · Score: 4, Informative

    Also, good luck with suing in Poland. Sharing your music, and breaking the DRM, is perfectly legal here as long as you don't make money (or other material gains) on it.

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  4. Re:What Organization? by AcidLacedPenguiN · · Score: 3, Informative

    you forgot to mention that they ARE opposed to digital distribution UNLESS it is crippled with DRM to the point that I more than likely WILL have to buy it AGAIN.

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  5. Re:Canadian levies by alexo · · Score: 4, Informative

    Copying for personal use is exempt from copyright infringement within Canada, this is true, but this exemption does not apply if one is sharing it with others
    Are you sure about that?
    Really really sure?
    No doubt about it?