Parents who give their offspring digital music players – such as Apple’s iPod -as Christmas presents are being warned that they risk being hit by hefty fines, amounting to thousands of pounds, if their children download pirate tracks illegally.
MP3 players will be at the top of Christmas lists across the country and most of the music that will be played on them will come from the web. According to research released today, half the music will be downloaded from sites that breach copyright laws and do not charge fees for each track.
Despite record labels in Britain succeeding in hundreds of cases against illegal downloaders, with some people forced to pay fines of up to £6,500, "peer-to-peer" music sites continue to thrive, with millions of users sharing music illegally online.
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