US music firms sue 'web pirates'
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US music firms take legal action against 754 computer users alleged to illegally swap music online.
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A pair of software companies linked with the Kazaa peer-to-peer network are claiming that they hold patent rights to technology behind much of the world's Internet song-swapping and are demanding that several smaller file-sharing networks obtain licenses in order to continue operating.
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Kazaa is responsible for more downloading of illegal copies of songs than any other service, according to the five recording companies who brought suit against its parent company, Sharman Networks, in an Australian court.
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A rock archive Web  site is fighting back against a copyright lawsuit brought by  some of music's most notable classic rock acts, dragging two  major record labels into the battle.
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The trade group representing the U.S. music industry has filed a new round of lawsuits against 744 people it alleges used online file-sharing networks to illegally trade in copyrighted materials, it said on Wednesday.
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Following the lead of their American counterparts, the leading music industry groups in the UK and Europe have launched scores of lawsuits against dozens of individuals they say swapped copyrighted music illegally.
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The international record industry escalated its fight against music piracy Thursday, announcing that it will file hundreds of lawsuits across Europe against individuals and groups it accuses of illegally sharing music through the Internet.    The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, representing record companies tired of losing millions of dollars in revenue, said its affiliates are filing 459 lawsuits in Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy and Austria...
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The Recording Industry Association of America has filed a new round of lawsuits against 762 people it believes have been illegally posting and downloading music on such networks as Kazaa and eDonkey.
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Sony BMG is suing the company that designed its controversial CD anti-piracy software.
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A software company and its parent are claiming they hold patent rights to widely used Internet song-swapping technology, and they are demanding that several file-sharing networks obtain licenses in order to continue operating.
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The trade group representing the U.S. music industry has filed a new round of lawsuits against 744 people it alleges used online file-sharing networks to illegally trade in copyrighted materials, it said on Wednesday. -Reuters
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Peer-to-peer company accuses RIAA and its partners of infringing upon its patents.
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The US recording industry is taking legal action against 750 computer users believed to be distributing music illegally over the internet.
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The US Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on whether music-swapping services can be held liable for copyright infringement if their networks are used for illegal digital copies.
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The industry filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 761 computer users in the latest round of litigation in the record companies&#39; effort to stamp out unauthorized trading of music online.
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An international music industry group said Thursday hundreds of lawsuits were being filed across Europe accusing people of piracy for illegally sharing music on the Internet.
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The international record industry escalated its fight against music piracy Thursday, announcing that it will file hundreds of lawsuits across Europe against individuals and groups it accuses of illegally sharing music through the Internet.