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italian dj fined 1.4 million euro's

13 durable postsStarted 2005-02-17Latest 2005-02-17

#10115Post 1 of 132005-02-17

Italian DJ Fined 1.4 Mln Euros for Music Piracy

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian DJ has been fined a record 1.4 million euros ($1.8 million) for using thousands of pirate music files in a nightclub near Rome, police said on Wednesday. Police in the town of Rieti, near Rome, said they raided a popular nightclub earlier this week as part of a crackdown on piracy and seized 500 illegally copied music videos and more than 2,000 MP3 music files.

Police said the files belonged to a "well-known" Italian DJ.

"For the MP3 files, which were kept on the DJ's personal computer, the DJ has received a fine of 1.4 million euros," Rieti finance police said in a statement.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said the fine was the biggest ever slapped on an individual for unlawful music copying and the use of copyrighted music in the MP3 format.

More than 7,000 legal actions have been launched against alleged uploaders in the United States, Canada and countries in Europe as the music industry fights to stop piracy which it blames for a decline over a number of years in CD sales. :shock:

#362563Post 2 of 132005-02-17

Re: italian dj fined 1.4 million euro's

anthony pappa? :unsure: well i dont know much about italian dj names

oh and.... :shock:

#362582Post 3 of 132005-02-17

not pappa, he b australian

#362602Post 4 of 132005-02-17

Re: italian dj fined 1.4 million euro's

mauro picotto?

#362606Post 5 of 132005-02-17

benny banassi imo

#362613Post 6 of 132005-02-17

^^satisfaction.. what an annoying track :|

#362615Post 7 of 132005-02-17

:shock:

That sucks balls, its a good thing that I'm not a well known dj..

#362651Post 8 of 132005-02-17

Yeah, they have this ad around here, telling they're gonna crack down on students that copy software and music illegally...stupid fucks.

We can't afford the fucking legal versions, you A-HOLES!! I'd be sitting with a perfectly good pc, without any software at all...."Yah, sir....I couldn't type out my thesis, 'cos they cleaned up my pc last week from illegal software. So I'm stuck with an empty HD now." :?

#362669Post 9 of 132005-02-17

Fair enough really, you get caught you pay the price.

Mario Picotto as the DJ?

#362672Post 10 of 132005-02-17

[quote=Morgan]Fair enough really, you get caught you pay the price.

Mario Picotto as the DJ?[/quote]

have you ever recorded a radio show or anything off tv, how the hell is this fair, it is F**king ridiculous

#362728Post 11 of 132005-02-17

Yes,i heard this news!! :mrgreen: :RockOn:

#362745Post 12 of 132005-02-17

I guess this DJ isn't aware that MP3's sound like total asscrack on a club speaker system.

#362853Post 13 of 132005-02-17

I am sure it probably some that is not that big. If he is using illegal stuff. Mario Piu maybe.