Interesting article on how the music industry is going about making its cash now:
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Thousands of people suspected of sharing music, films and games over the Internet will be pursued through the courts for damages, lawyers for entertainment companies said on Wednesday.
London-based law firm Davenport Lyons said it will apply to the High Court to force Internet service providers to release the names and addresses of 7,000 suspected file-sharers.
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The number of people targeted by Davenport Lyons for sharing games could reach 25,000, according to a report in the Times newspaper on Wednesday. They will be offered the chance to pay 300 pounds each to settle out of court, the report added.
The first 500 who ignore the letters will face immediate legal action brought on behalf of five games developers, including Atari, Techland and Codemasters, it said.
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So basically they send out letters to force people who probably can't afford to fight these charges on there own, so they pay them 300 pounds. Hell what if one of your kids friends had downloaded copywrite materials on your computer...oh well pony up those 300 pounds.
This is laughable, and to think the cons want to bring in rules like this.
Discuss!!
edit: LINK ADDED:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/techno...17419220080820