[FYI] RIAA Plans Lawsuits Against File Traders

[Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>]

| RIAA Plans Lawsuits Against File Traders By David McGuire                                                                     
| washingtonpost.com Staff Writer                                                      
| Wednesday, June 25, 2003; 1:08 PM                                                    
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| The chief lobby group of the nation's major recording labels today
| said it is preparing hundreds of lawsuits against Internet users who
| illegally trade copyrighted music files.
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| The lawsuits will target people who share "substantial" amounts of
| copyrighted music, but anyone who shares illegal files is at risk,
| RIAA President Cary Sherman said in a conference call today. The
| first round of lawsuits will be prepared during the next eight to 10
| weeks. They will ask for injunctions and monetary damages against file
| swappers, Sherman said.
|
| [...]

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30875-2003Jun25.html>

Mich wunderte eh schon lange, warum die RIAA nicht versucht, das
Problem im Rahmen des existierenden rechtlichen Rahmens zu lösen.
Märtyrertum wird nicht so sehr ein Problem sein.

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