File Sharers Sued Throughout Europe

 Thousands More File Sharers Sued

The Register
4th April 2006

Uploaders in 10 countries face legal action
By John Oates
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vacancies.  Recording industry watchdog IFPI is taking legal
action against 2,000 people in 10 countries across Europe accused
of sharing music files.  There is a mixture of civil and criminal
cases, depending on the country. In Portugal, one country in which
the IFPI is taking action, it blames a 40 per cent fall in album
and single sales in the last four years on illegal sharing.