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Legal Eye: File-sharers under fire
Comment In the latest development, users attempting to access the Pirate Bay website are redirected to a site operated by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) which represents the interests of the... [03 Sep 2008]
Yahoo! China sued by record labels
News The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) claims Yahoo! The IFPI is suing Yahoo! John Kennedy, CEO and chairman of the IFPI, said in a statement: "Yahoo! The... [07 Mar 2007]
ISPs asked to cut off music pirates
News The annual digital music report from music industry body IFPI said ISPs have been "very slow to help" the industry crack down on internet file-sharers. The IFPI is calling for ISPs to honour their own... [18 Jan 2007]
Music industry launches fresh file-sharing assault
News Music industry body the IFPI has announced a new wave of lawsuits against music pirates, with more than 8,000 people in 17 countries accused of uploading music to illegal file-sharing websites such as... [18 Oct 2006]
France to legalise P2P file-sharing?
News The IFPI, a trade association that speaks for the music industry worldwide, said it was "greatly concerned" by the amendment's initial approval. But IFPI European spokeswoman Francine Cunningham said the... [23 Dec 2005]
Don't restrict data retention powers, says CMBA
News The spokeswoman for the IFPI said: "This is just one committee so does not mean anything. Cyber-rights groups have accused the entertainment industry of attempting to hijack the European Union's data retention legislation. [25 Nov 2005]
Illegal file-sharing inches up as legal downloading triples
News The IFPI has revealed that over 14,000 pirates have been prosecuted since the Recording Industry Association of America's first wave of legal action in 2003. According to figures from international music... [21 Jul 2005]
Thirty-three more UK file-sharers' heads on the block
News International music trade body the IFPI also revealed today that 963 suits had been filed against music pirates in 11 countries worldwide. The BPI has now taken legal action against 90 confirmed and... [12 Apr 2005]
Leader: Still lots to learn from online music pirates
Leader The number of legal digital music downloads has risen 1,000 per cent and the online music business is booming, according to a recent report from industry group IFPI. Now, with 'significant revenues' coming from online,... [20 Jan 2005]
1000 per cent rise in legal music downloads fails to kill pirates
News The British Phonographic Industry - the UK equivalent to the IFPI - took its first action against pirates, suing several music uploaders. A report from music industry body the International Federation of... [20 Jan 2005]
Online music pirates will be collared within days
News Following a cease-and-desist order from the BPI and the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), the tracks have been removed but the two bodies will continue to monitor the site. [15 Oct 2004]
Controversial piracy legislation gets EU thumbs-up
News Organisations such as the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) had lobbied for the addition of criminal penalties to the legislation, but were rebuffed. [10 Mar 2004]
EU anti-piracy law under fire
News Since January, the music industry, via the IFPI, the organisation representing the international recording industry, has said that it finds the measures to be too weak on pirates. Since then, other group... [15 Sep 2003]
Brussels reconsiders IPR enforcement
News This approach hit a flat note with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), however, which in January issued a "dismayed" statement calling for the proposed measures to be beefed up. [16 May 2003]
Are there content pirates at your workplace?
News The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) are jointly distributing a brochure warning of... [14 Feb 2003]
