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Record industry sues 477 more U.S. file-sharers
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:39:36 -0400
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu X-Comment: AT&T Maillennium special handling code - c X-Sender: (Unverified) Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:13:06 -0400 To: undisclosed-recipient:; From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Subject: Record industry sues 477 more U.S. file-sharers UPDATE 1-Record industry sues 477 more U.S. file-sharers - Apr 28, 2004 06:10 PM (Reuters) (adds quotes, byline) By Sue Zeidler LOS ANGELES, April 28 (Reuters) - A U.S. music industry group said on Wednesday it sued 477 more people for online copyright infringement as part of its effort to stop music piracy, blamed for a prolonged sales downturn. Since January, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), employing the "John Doe" litigation method, has sued more than 2,000 people. The RIAA is using this method because the names of the 477 people accused of illegally distributing copyrighted sound recordings on peer-to-peer services were not yet known, according to a spokesman for RIAA. ... - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=41207355 ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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