The heady days of everyone whining about P2P seem to be such a long time ago that you sometimes forget the fight against P2P file sharing continues. But it does. And the International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry scored another victory in that regard last week.
The German courts last week authorised the trade body to close down seven P2P computer servers used by the eDonkey file sharing network that offer illegal access to a large catalogue of music to millions of P2P users. The win through the German courts against the P2P operation follows similar actions by IFPI divisions in France and the Netherlands earlier this year.
Confirming the court victory, the head of the IFPI's anti-piracy unit, Jeremy Banks, told reporters: "These actions show the reach of the recording industry's Internet anti-piracy operation".
While the trade body's Head Of Litigation, Jo Oliver, added: "eDonkey servers drive a large amount of illegal traffic on the file sharing network. They are run by individuals who are deliberately and flagrantly violating the rights of artists and record companies".