Earlier this month, four men were found guilty in a £5 million illegal operation in South East England. The pirate CD traders had imported professional-looking discs from the Czech Republic which were then sold over a wide area. The recording industry's UK and international trade bodies, BPI and IFPI, welcomed the verdict at Snaresbrook Crown Court the found the men guilty of conspiracy ... [ read the full article ]
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Quote:The operation involved the manufacture and distribution of unlicensed pirate urban music
Pirate Urban Music? Hmmm..."shiver me timbers" with backbeats? I'd dance to that, depending on the amount of adult beverages consumed.
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Quote:During that raid 25,000 infringing discs were recovered
Quote:It is estimated that more than 400,000 boxsets containing between two and five CDs, some with DVDs, which sold for around £12 a title, were imported during the fraud.
Damn! These cats meant business! Quite the operation they had going.
Quote:It is simply not acceptable for people to line their pockets at the expense of the music community and the creative endeavours of others should be respected and paid for
Well, duh! What do you think the recording studios are doing to the artists?
