The IFPI and BPI join the RIAA and sue indivdual file sharers: Record industry steps up action against illegal music file-sharing and urges people to buy legally online
The music industry today announced a major escalation of its campaign against illegal file-sharing, unveiling 459 legal actions against music “uploaders” and for the first time targeting Europe’s two largest music markets, the UK and France.
Announcing the actions on behalf of the recording industry worldwide, IFPI warned that the rolling campaign will be further stepped up and extended into new countries in the coming months. It called on music fans to buy their music online legitimately, rather than risk the legal consequences of illegal file-sharing. There are now over 100 legal online music sites in Europe offering a total of over one million music tracks.
