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May 23 2006

German police lock up AND sue eDonkey file sharers

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German police have filed criminal charges against more than 2,000 people accused of using the eDonkey file-sharing network to share copyrighted music illegally, the recording industry’s trade group said Tuesday.

The legal action, which will also include claims for compensation under civil law, is “the biggest single action against illegal file sharing,” according to the London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

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  2. axlman - May 23, 2006 at 1:43 pm

    I sure hope that the US doesn’t start following suit!

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  3. kokanezub - May 23, 2006 at 5:52 pm

    so its only germany>?

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  4. que-em - May 23, 2006 at 8:31 pm

    already happens in the US

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  5. axlman - May 24, 2006 at 8:06 am

    The US is putting downloaders in jail? I know that they are going after the “Heavy Pirates” who run servers.

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  6. Class316 - May 24, 2006 at 11:43 am

    No surprise from a country that jails people for thought crimes.

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