Record Label Vs Fans
09/18/2012
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(Classic Rock) Independent record label Century Media has taken legal action against 7500 fans of Iced Earth and Lacuna Coil for illegal filesharing of the bands' material.Papers filed in a New Jersey court identifies 4327 people who downloaded Iced Earth album Dystopia and 3136 users who copied Lacuna Coil's Dark Adrenaline. The filings currently call the accused "John Doe" but specify their IP addresses. The court will later decide whether that information may be utilized to find the users' real names. If the decision is found in favor of Century, their lawyers will instruct internet service providers to supply the personal information of each defendant. A lot more info plus details about the result of previous labels taking similar actions.
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