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../ Europe Sues Music UploadersThe International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has sued 459 individuals in six countries who they allege are sharing large amounts of copyrighted songs on Peer-To-Peer (P2P) networks. "This is the largest single wave of lawsuits to be announced outside the U.S." according to the IFPI.KaZaA, Grokster, BearShare, I-Mesh, and other P2P network's uploaders were targeted specifically by the IFPI. Unlike the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), who also sued illegal downloaders as well. Of the six countries, the suits were the first of their kind to be initiated in France, Austria and the UK. Denmark, Italy and Germany have already filed suits against individuals who illegally shared copyrighted music. At a press conference announcing the suits in the UK, IFPI Chairman and CEO, Jay Berman stated "after spending more than a year with our awareness campaign, we're no prepared to do more than talk about the law, we're prepared to enforce it." The defendants face civil or criminal suits that could lead to damages of "several thousand euros" if convicted. The Future: Exclusively pursuing Uploaders in an interesting twist on the legal assault against illegal file trading in Europe and reveals their strategy of avoiding some of the public relation gaffs that the RIAA made during their initial round of lawsuits. As expected, France (50) and Italy (7) were particularly weak in their filings and will not be taken seriously by their citizens until they take a stronger position. More suits are sure to follow.
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 As the name correctly implies, Experiments In Sound, is Futuremusic's latest endeavor for pushing electronic music technology to the very edge of what's possible. Experiments In Sound grew out of Futuremusic's avant-garde events in New York City that featured DJ's taking mixing and live sound reinforcement to a whole new level with the very latest gear and software. Be the first to hear about Experiments In Sound by joining Futuremusic Direct.
Part of Experiments In Sound, TestDrive will feature the lab results of our DJ Experiments so that everyone can get in on the action. Take the latest electronic music releases, mix vigorously with bleeding-edge DJ technology in a large beeker, and then cook the hell out of it! Be the first to hear about TestDrive by joining Futuremusic Direct.
Futuremusic wants to thank everyone who participated in The Next Big Thing 2004. John Digweed, Beatport, Alienware, M-Audio, Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, PVDJ, PK Graphics, Ableton, The DubHouse, Propellerheads, Technics, FreeFloat, The Church, PCDJ and every DJ who entered this year's event thank you. From the sheer number of quality mixes, we can tell you that dance music is thriving in the United States. The amount of outstanding talent and creativity really blew us away, and every DJ who's putting their heart, mind and soul behind the music is a winner. John Digweed has made his decision and the winner is...
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