File sharers sued in Europe
p2pnet.net News:- Are the Big Four record labels achieving what they’re after with their now confirmed International Blitz against people who don’t like they way they do business – that’s to say the vast majority of those who are online?
They did.
The ever-faithful, lemming-like mainstream media jumped on it, each trying to outdo the other with hardly a balanced story among them.
On the one hand, you have the might of the international music business with its bottomless pockets, guaranteed media access and legions of lawyers. On the other you have 6,156 ordinary people – men, women and children – with no resources whatsoever.
Below, for your interest, is a selection of Google headlines as of 6:15 am Pacific.
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File-sharing fans walk plank for pirating music online
The Times (subscription), UK – 1 hour ago
By Nic Hopkins. RECORD companies are to seek thousands of pounds in compensation from British music fans accused of swapping their …
Music industry clamps down on song-swapping
Independent Online, South Africa – 1 hour ago
London – The piracy-battered music industry said on Thursday it will sue British, French and Austrian music fans as it intensifies its legal crackdown on …
Take part in the Great NME Downloading Debate
NME.com – 2 hours ago
The BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY (BPI) announced yesterday (October 7) that they are taking legal action against 28 UK file sharers, kicking off a rolling …
Piracy suits filed across Europe
Miami Herald (subscription), FL – 5 hours ago
In a move to combat illegal file sharing, an industry group has filed 459 suits against Web users throughout Europe. BY CECILE DAURAT. …
Net song-swappers face anti-piracy music
Hindustan Times, India – 6 hours ago
A new round of lawsuits aimed at prolific Internet song-swappers could be announced early as music officials meet in London to discuss the next step in their …
RIAA legal action barely gets a mention
The Inquirer, UK – 6 hours ago
SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENED in the filesharing world this week, the music industry launched another round of lawsuits against their core user base. …
Court writs make web ‘bootleggers’ face the music
Telegraph.co.uk, UK – 12 hours ago
By Hugh Davies. Battered by on-line piracy, record companies took action against internet “bootleggers” yesterday, announcing prosecutions …
Music chiefs turn to law to stop internet downloading
Independent, UK – 12 hours ago
By Charles Arthur, Technology Editor. The music industry is to sue 28 people in London and the South-east alleged to have illegally …
28 face legal action for swapping music on net
The Scotsman, UK – 13 hours ago
LEGAL action is being taken against 28 people in the UK for illegally swapping music over the internet, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) announced …
Europe cracks down on downloaders
Australian IT, Australia – 13 hours ago
THE international record industry has escalated its fight against music piracy, announcing it will file hundreds of lawsuits across Europe against individuals …
Music industry files piracy lawsuits across Europe
Straits Times, Singapore – 13 hours ago
LONDON – The international record industry escalated its fight against music piracy on Thursday, announcing it will file hundreds of lawsuits across Europe …
Record industry sues fans for illegally downloading music from …
Guardian, UK – 13 hours ago
A year ago, Brianna LaHara felt the full weight of the American music business when the terrified 12-year-old was accused of illegally swapping songs online …
Music industry sues 459 european song-swappers
CNET News.com, United States – 17 hours ago
LONDON–The music industry will for the first time sue British, French and Austrian music fans, including a French school teacher, as it intensifies its legal …
Music piracy lawsuits launched across Europe
CNN – 17 hours ago
LONDON, England (AP) — The international record industry escalated its fight against music piracy Thursday, announcing it will file hundreds of lawsuits …
Update 1: Music Industry Group Launches Piracy Suits
Forbes – 18 hours ago
The international record industry escalated its fight against music piracy Thursday, announcing that it will file hundreds of lawsuits across Europe against …
Music Industry Sues European Internet Pirates
Deutsche Welle, Germany – 18 hours ago
The music industry has targeted 459 prolific “uploaders” in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, who they accuse of illegally providing their …
Group sues illegal file-swappers in Europe
Bizjournals.com – 19 hours ago
The Federation of the Phonographic Industry said it filed 459 lawsuits against illegal music file-sharers in Europe. The suits were …
Q&A: the legal war against online music swapping
The Times (subscription), UK – 20 hours ago
The British music industry has today launched legal action against 28 internet music “pirates” who swap songs online. Nic Hopkins …
Music industry sues Net song-swappers
Reuters, UK – 21 hours ago
By Bernhard Warner, European Internet Correspondent. LONDON (Reuters) – The piracy-battered music industry will for the first time …
Industry hits 28 music pirates with lawsuits
The Times (subscription), UK – 21 hours ago
By Philippe Naughton, Times Online. The British music industry launched its first court actions today against illegal file-sharers …
European music-sharers face legal attack
New Scientist, UK – 21 hours ago
The entertainment industry took aim at law-breaking European internet file-sharers on Thursday, with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry …
Music Industry Group Launches Piracy Suits
Forbes – 21 hours ago
An international music industry group said Thursday hundreds of lawsuits were being filed across Europe accusing people of piracy for illegally sharing music …
Music piracy: What should be done?
BBC News, UK – 23 hours ago
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is to take legal action against people who download music illegally from the internet. The …
Clampdown on music pirates
News24, South Africa – 7 Oct 2004
London – An international music industry group said on Thursday it was launching hundreds of lawsuits across Europe accusing people of piracy for illegally …
File-sharers face the music in crackdown
The Scotsman, UK – 7 Oct 2004
The BPI, the UK record industry’s trade association, is targeting people who make their music collection available on the internet, illegally, for other web …
BPI starts legal action against UK P2P uploaders
VNUNet.com, UK – 7 Oct 2004
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has begun legal action against “major file sharers” in the UK who it claims have illegally made copyrighted music …
Record industry target 28 music downloaders
Telegraph.co.uk, UK – 7 Oct 2004
The British Phonographic Industry is taking legal action against 28 people in Britain for illegally swapping music over the internet. …
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6,156 ordinary people – Big Music versus You, p2pnet, October 8, 2004
October 8th, 2004 at 3:38 pm
why isnt p2pnet in there?
October 8th, 2004 at 4:53 pm
p2pnet is a Google news source and sometimes, it gets included.
The biggies automatically get mucho play but sites such as p2pnet are lucky for a look-in. Inclusion depends on arcane algorithms which apparently change frequently.
Time of posting relative to when a story breaks also seems to be important, as does whether or not the mainstream media see something as ‘news’ and jump on it. [http://p2pnet.net/story/2668]
So much for Google’s vaunted representative coverage.
October 8th, 2004 at 5:30 pm
These article titles show how much bias the media has.
Group sues ILLEGAL file-swappers in Europe
At least sometimes ‘bootleggers’ or ‘illegal filesharing’ are used.