Germany: 3,500 Charged in File-Sharing Investigation
Nancy Gohring writes on InfoWorld:
German investigators charged 3,500 people with illegal music sharing, in the biggest single sweep of its kind, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said Tuesday.More here.
The file sharers face criminal and civil prosecution and may be asked to pay damage claims of several thousand euros each. On average, file sharers are being charged €2,500 ($3,193), said the IFPI.
German authorities helped identify the file sharers, who were using the eDonkey network to share thousands of music files. EDonkey software allows users to find and share files with other eDonkey users.
German police searched 130 premises for evidence in the investigations.
posted by Fergie @ 5/23/2006 07:42:00 AM
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