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 Tuesday, June 08, 2004 |
German court fines music downloader, more suits to come
Winston G. at 2:44 PM ET
A German court today handed the music industry the first of what industry executives hope will be the first of many legal victories against those who pirate music in that country, Deutsche Welle reports. The court ordered a man convicted of illegally downloading music via peer-to-peer software to pay a fine of 8,000 euros plus court costs in the case, one of 68 filed against alleged illegal downloaders in Germany. Elsewhere in Europe, the BBC reports today that eighteen other accused music downloaders have agreed to settle cases brought against them for "several thousand euros each." CNN reports today that the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry plans to file even more suits against alleged music pirates in Denmark, and notes that actions in France, Britain, and Sweden may follow. The music industry's aggressive legal tactics have led to 2,947 suits to date against those suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted music in the US. The industry estimates its profit losses due to illegal piracy at $2.4 billion worldwide. Read the IFPI's press release here.
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