Record Industry Sues Music File Swappers

Dyre Straits · Sep 8, 2003, 01:20 PM

LOS ANGELES - The recording industry was filing hundreds of lawsuits Monday against individual music lovers whom music companies accuse of illegally downloading and sharing songs over the Internet, a music industry source said.

The lawsuits, being filed in federal courts around the country, had been expected, as the industry has become increasingly aggressive in cracking down on the trading of pirated music files online. The source spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Recording Industry Association of America was filing 261 lawsuits on behalf of its members, which include Universal Music Group, BMG, EMI, Sony Music and Warner Music, the industry source said.

The music industry says file-sharing is a violation of copyright laws and blames the practice for a 31 percent decline in compact disc music sales in the last three years.

By ALEX VEIGA, Associated Press Writer

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The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 8, 2003, 07:38 PM

No overly priced CDs and big fat rich companies are at fault

Sep 8, 2003, 01:20 PM	#1
Dyre Straits DriverHeaven Granddaddy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 12,403 Rep Power: 78 System Specs	Record Industry Sues Music File Swappers LOS ANGELES - The recording industry was filing hundreds of lawsuits Monday against individual music lovers whom music companies accuse of illegally downloading and sharing songs over the Internet, a music industry source said. The lawsuits, being filed in federal courts around the country, had been expected, as the industry has become increasingly aggressive in cracking down on the trading of pirated music files online. The source spoke on condition of anonymity. The Recording Industry Association of America was filing 261 lawsuits on behalf of its members, which include Universal Music Group, BMG, EMI, Sony Music and Warner Music, the industry source said. The music industry says file-sharing is a violation of copyright laws and blames the practice for a 31 percent decline in compact disc music sales in the last three years. By ALEX VEIGA, Associated Press Writer More Details Source: Yahoo! News

Sep 8, 2003, 07:38 PM	#2
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