The BBC reports that a UK law firm plans to file at least 15,000 legal demand letters earlier next year against people suspect of file sharing. The letters will threaten lawsuits but offer settlement terms of hundreds of pounds per person.
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Countering the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
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No Response to Search Engine Request for Clement ACTA Interview
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Billy Bragg and Charlie Angus hosted a press conference last week that included Safwan Javed of Wide Mouth Mason (and the Canadian Music Creators Coalition) and Don Quarles of the Songwriters Association of Canada. The event attracted some media attention and a video of the event has now been posted […]
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