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File-swappers put off by lawsuits
News The report, released on Thursday, said online file swapping started dropping in May, shortly after the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) publicly hinted that it may go after individual file swappers.
[August 22, 2003, 9:35]
File-swappers put off by lawsuits
Talkback I dont think it is true that file swappers dont buy the original cd.If you listen to a couple of tracks I think you would buy the cd.I have.
[October 2, 2003, 18:37]
File swappers' identities to be revealed
News A federal judge has handed a preliminary victory to the recording industry by granting its request to unmask anonymous file swappers accused of copyright infringement. The DMCA contains provisions for unmasking file swappers without a judge's...
[July 28, 2004, 8:55]
File swappers rush to form lobby groups
News Rosso said his group would be confined to peer-to-peer companies, partly because he doesn't think the record labels -- which have been busy suing peer-to-peer operators and file swappers -- are interested in participating in talks.
[July 8, 2003, 8:24]
File-swappers win privacy reprieve
News A US federal appeals court on Friday handed a major setback to the record industry's legal tactics for tracking down and suing alleged file-swappers, in a high-profile case pitting copyright law against the privacy rights of Internet users.
[December 22, 2003, 10:10]
Hard for file swappers to hide identity
News File swappers hoping to share music and other works online without exposing their identity to the prying eyes of copyright enforcers face a tough choice. In response to the possible threat to file swappers of litigation or even criminal prosecution...
[July 14, 2003, 7:58]
Record industry mounts IM campaign against file swappers
News Record companies on Thursday began sending warnings by instant message (IM) to music file swappers in Australia, Canada, Denmark and Germany as part of what industry association IFPI called an "educational exercise" to remind people that...
[August 15, 2003, 17:40]
US Justice Department ready to prosecute file-swappers
News But, Malcolm said, criminal prosecutions can be much more effective in intimidating file-swappers who have little assets at risk in a civil suit. Cary Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), said his industry...
[August 21, 2002, 7:51]
New wave of lawsuits hits file-swappers
News The suits are the industry group's first since an appeals court in December blocked its original strategy of identifying alleged file swappers before filing lawsuits by sending subpoenas to their Internet service providers.
[January 22, 2004, 7:45]
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
News UK file swappers face up to two years' imprisonment under new copyright regulations, which implement the provisions of a European directive, that are expected to take effect in the UK this month. Other observers noted that the new UK law could be...
[October 8, 2003, 13:40]
US universities delay unmasking file-swappers
News Some universities are balking at stepped up demands from the recording industry to unmask alleged student file swappers, citing procedural uncertainties over an avalanche of subpoenas filed with the courts in recent weeks.
[July 23, 2003, 11:18]
Another 41 file-swappers face suits
News The Recording Industry Association of America said on Wednesday that it had sued another 41 people in its ongoing legal campaign against file swappers who are trading copyrighted music online. The RIAA's legal campaign against individual file...
[December 4, 2003, 8:50]
Is your company habouring file-swappers?
News The first round of lawsuits against individual file swappers is expected from the Recording Industry Association of America in mid-August. File-swapping applications are deeply entrenched inside corporate networks, according to a survey of computer...
[July 16, 2003, 11:45]
File-swappers put off by lawsuits
Talkback If cd / dvd prices were lower in the uk then people would be more likely to purchase them legitimately. Dollars equals pounds again ! We are being ripped off in the UK. The mpaa website states how cheap it is to produce dvd`s in relation to vhs...
[January 15, 2005, 0:13]
File-swappers fear prosecution
Talkback You would think the RIAA would have figured out by now that they're getting nowhere.many people have been startled by these threats but when nothing happens to them they're just going to come back even stronger.
[February 7, 2004, 1:39]
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
Talkback I'm retired, a silver surfer. I am not downloading MP3's for commercial gain. I get enjoyment from the music I download. I used to tape from the radio and I tape concerts from TV. I guess I am guilty.
[October 11, 2003, 13:38]
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
Talkback I hate to say it.but thats the best reason I've seen for a long while to go to jail for.we should rally in london.all the p2p users together.stand outside number 10.and shout Ok jail us" and see what they do >:) it will be a VERY sad day if this...
[October 10, 2003, 16:56]
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
Talkback I copy music CDs for my own convenience to play in my car and to take on holiday to avoid risking the originals. Does this new law make me a criminal? I also question the UK slavishly following EU directives.
[October 10, 2003, 7:47]
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
Talkback I want to know why europe has the right to tell us what to do anyway as we never had a referendum about joining it.but that's a different point ! I download stuff and it's always either deoms, live or unavailable recordings - so to the record...
[October 9, 2003, 23:21]
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
Talkback Perhaps it would be better to jail the entire music industry (especially the RIAA) for their staggering greed.
[October 9, 2003, 18:46]
