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  • First legal blitz launched against UK music sharers

    The UK music industry is launching a broadside at file-sharers in this country for the first time - trade body the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is suing 28 people thought to be responsible for uploading music illegally.

  • P2P fingerprinter to get data from label

    Digital song-tracking company Audible Magic is striking a deal with Universal Music Group for song information, getting another leg up in its quest to be able to identify--and potentially block--music as it is transferred online.

  • Music industry attacks EU copyright proposal

    Proposed EU legislation for shutting down intellectual property pirates isn't hard enough on file-traders and peer-to-peer systems, according to an industry group

  • File-swap 'killer' grabs attention

    A new political battle is brewing over Net music swapping, focusing on a company that claims to be able to automatically identify copyrighted songs on networks like Kazaa and to block illegal downloads.

  • UK file-swappers could face jail under new law

    New UK regulations that will implement a European directive on copyright could mean up to two years in jail for file-swappers.

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