The Recording Industry Association of America has filed 532 lawsuits against individuals it accuses of illegally downloading copyrighted music from the Internet without paying, according to wire service reports. The music industry trade group identified defendants only by Internet addresses after a court ruling made it more difficult to subpoena their names. The RIAA, which has been fighting the digital
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The Recording Industry Association of America has filed 532 lawsuits against individuals it accuses of illegally downloading copyrighted music from the Internet without paying, according to wire service reports.
The music industry trade group identified defendants only by Internet addresses after a court ruling made it more difficult to subpoena their names.
The RIAA, which has been fighting the digital piracy it blames for a three-year decline in CD sales, said it plans to use the defendants' numerical Internet addresses to subpoena their owners' identities.
