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[Fsfe-france] French Filesharing Attack


From: tariq KRIM
Subject: [Fsfe-france] French Filesharing Attack
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:32:06 +0200

http://p2pnet.net/story/2590

p2pnet.net News:- So They finally did it - 'They' being Big Music's French
Connection, personified by the SCPP (Civil Society of Phonographic
Producers) which has been beefing up its attack against French file-sharers
since its national anti-P2P press campaign.


The first victim of their retaliation is Mr B, a 28-year-old teacher. He'll
be among 50 other Big Music victims scheduled to be sued in October,
according to generationmp3.com.


The Big Four record label cartel attacks were launched this summer. On
August 18, police raided Mr B's home, seized his computer and hard drive,
full of music files, and a number of home-made CDs. He was later charged
with counterfeiting, an offence which carries a potential fine of $280,000
and a three-year jail sentence.


Mr B's lawyer, Murielle Cahen, told Liberation, "He wasn't selling pirated
music - that was just for his personal use".


Mr B is quoted as saying he started out looking for bootlegs and
hard-to-find live concert recordings and then broadened his collection,
although he already hold many of his downloads in CD format.

Using files, "was easier than manipulating copy-protected CDs". He
downloaded more and more music - and that's how he was spotted.


The 28-year-old teacher says he's bitter about the hypocrisy of high-tech
companies such as Sony that sell music, mp3 players and CD burners, "and
then attack consumers".

"I do respect speed limitation on roads, I don't drink, don't smoke, but
I've downloaded music", he told Liberation.


Eight professional association of artists and four consumer defense
associations - among them, the French Federal Union of Consumers, UFC-Que
choisir - launched a joint statement condemning the cartel's action, calling
it an 
attack, "led by the music majors against the same people who buy their
music." 

Thuan Huynh - Paris, France


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