ROME - IFPI announced in a Wednesday press release that the infringing peer-to-peer (P2P) hub known as Discotequezone has been shut down after the Fiscal Police (GdF), acting with search warrants issued by the Public Prosecutor of Brescia and assisted by the Federation Against Music Piracy (FPM), raided several locations in Italy.
The operation targeted five servers and four heavy uploaders involved in the massive distribution of copyright infringing music tracks through file-sharing platforms. Eleven people have been charged with copyright infringement. The police crackdown led to the seizure of 16 computers, 27 external hard disks and more than 1000 DVD-Rs and CD-Rs with a total of more than five terabytes of copyright protected works.
More than 195 individuals have been criminally prosecuted for illegal P2P distribution in Italy since 2005.
IFPI's priorities
• Fighting music piracy
• Promoting fair market access and adequate copyright laws
• Helping develop the legal conditions and the technologies for the recording industry to prosper in the digital era
• Promoting the value of music in the development of economies, as well as in social and cultural life
IFPI represents the recording industry worldwide, with a membership comprising some 1400 record companies in around 70 countries. IFPI's mission is to promote the value of recorded music, safeguard the rights of record producers and expand the commercial uses of recorded music in all markets where its members operate.
