Volume III

Issue : 8: April 21, 2005

• Injunction Granted Against Microsoft Could Affect Next Windows Release
• Leading Law Firm Initiates Legal Action over Anonymous Online Posting
• ICANN Officially Approves Two New Domain Names
• Personal Information Legislation Introduced in the United States
• File Sharing Suits against Users Spread to Asia
• eBay Accused of Fraud in Class Action Lawsuit
• New Commission to Regulate Internet Gambling in U.K.
• Privacy Commissioner of Canada Releases Findings from CIBC Privacy Inquiry
• Jury Sentences North Carolina Spammer to Nine Year Prison Term

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File Sharing Suits against Users Spread to Asia

The London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announced a new round of legal suits against peer-to-peer file sharing services. These additional 963 suits target file sharers in Japan, the Netherlands, Finland, Ireland and Iceland, and brings the total number of cases against alleged illegal file sharers to more than 11,000 worldwide.

The case in Japan is the first legal action taken in an Asian country. IFPI claims that Japan, the second largest music market, has been hard hit by Internet piracy with music sales dropping by US $1.8 billion over the last five (5) years.

The new wave of lawsuits affects users of the KaZaA network and newer file sharing services such as eDonkey, eMule, Gnutella, Winny and others. Five (5) years of legal action by IFPI against European file sharers have resulted in 248 individuals facing sanctions or fines averaging over US $3,900.

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