The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has today announced
2,000 new cases against those accused of illegally sharing music. On its
website the IFPI boasts that a Finnish carpenter, a French chef and a retired
German couple are amongst those stung by the legal action. Many users caught
face instant disconnection from their ISPs. Operations have been launched in a
total of ten countries (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland,
Italy, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland) and affect eight of the internet's
biggest file sharing platforms. FastTrack (Kazaa), Gnutella (BearShare),
eDonkey, DirectConnect, BitTorrent, Limewire, WinMX, and SoulSeek have all been
targetted, though surprisingly no action has been taken against those sharing
via newsgroups.