NEWS - Press releases and announcements

Kazaa executives and companies face contempt of court charges in Australian court

15/12/05

European Parliament adopts proposal on Data Retention

14/12/05

Kazaa on final countdown to filter deadline - recording industry calls for action

05/12/05

IFPI welcomes Mandelson's "zero tolerance" approach on piracy

02/12/05

International recording industry welcomes the final warning to Kazaa

24/11/05

Biggest wave of actions yet announced against illegal file-sharing

15/11/05

Changes to Italian criminal code threaten music anti-piracy efforts

11/11/05

IFPI welcomes latest progress against unauthorised P2P in US and Asia

08/11/05

Police carry out biggest ever anti-piracy operation in Spain

28/10/05

IFPI Comment on the European Commission's Progress Report on the EU Accession Process of Bulgaria and Romania

26/10/05

IFPI Comment on European Commission's launch of Action Plan to combat counterfeiting and piracy

12/10/05

Geoff Taylor joins IFPI as General Counsel and Executive Vice President

11/10/05

IFPI's John Kennedy welcomes unprecedented business leaders' group against piracy

05/10/05

Global CEOs form coalition to fight counterfeiting and piracy, warn on threat to jobs, investment and consumer safety

04/10/05

Digital sales triple to 6% of industry retail revenues as global music market falls 1.9%

03/10/05

Music, film industries team up to help internet users
stay safe and legal

22/9/05

Artists come out in support of Kazaa judgement

22/9/05

IFPI welcomes landmark conviction
of Taiwan file-sharing service Kuro

9/9/05

Kazaa, the biggest brand name in Internet music piracy,
is ruled illegal

5/9/05

IFPI Statement on David Fine

31/8/05

IFPI tracks unauthorised Depeche Mode pre-release download
to Poland

18/8/05

Russia remains a priority country

17/8/05

IFPI releases definitive statistics on global market
for recorded music

2/8/05

Russia's biggest CD plant signs cooperation agreement
with music industry

28/7/05

Legal music downloads triple in 2005;
file-sharers take heed of lawsuits

21/7/05

Australia: internet linking sites ruled illegal;
ISP found liable for music piracy

14/7/05

International recording industry welcomes landmark CD plant law
in Ukraine

6/7/05

FBI internet piracy sweep
statement by John Kennedy

1/7/05

Grokster - Supreme Court rules
statement by John Kennedy

27/6/05

One in three music discs is illegal
but fight back starts to show results

23/6/05

New international campaign helps parents guide children
about music on the internet

8/6/05

International Recording industry welcomes closure of Weblisten

1/6/05

International recording industry hails key Canadian court decision
on illegal file-sharing

20/5/05

International film, music, software producers laud Pakistan
government's copyright efforts

20/5/05

Music file-sharers face biggest round of legal actions yet;
many are already counting the cost

12/4/05

Japan's recording industry
wins file-sharing appeal

31/3/05

Russian plant agrees substantial settlement
with international recording industry

29/3/05

IFPI appoints Shira Perlmutter
to head Global Legal Policy

29/3/05

Global music retail sales, including digital, flat in 2004

22/3/05

Dutch raids uncover ‘Bollywood’ piracy
in Europe

15/3/05

Australian music industry cracks down
on Bittorrent infringers

10/3/05

Panama's customs service signs anti-piracy agreement
with IFPI Latin America

8/3/05

Major anti-piracy raids in Mexico:
one million discs seized and 25 arrested

23/2/05

Recording industry welcomes police investigation
of Allofmp3.com

22/2/05

DJ in Italy hit with biggest MP3 piracy fine in Europe

16/2/05

IFPI statement in response to publication of EU Customs seizures figures
from the European Commission

10/2/05

IFPI endorses calls for China
to implement more effective copyright protection

9/2/05

IFPI welcomes first court decision in France
against illegal file-sharing

4/2/05

Norwegian ruling
finds Napster 'link site' guilty

31/1/05

Lisbon Agenda
must be put creative and media industries at the centre stage

27/1/05

Major international rights owners urge U.S. Supreme Court
to reverse Grokster decision

25/1/05

John Kennedy, CEO and Chairman IFPI
"The threat becomes the opportunity"

22/1/05

IFPI report sees the digital music market taking off
in 2005

19/1/05

Platinum Europe
sees biggest monthly awards haul in three years

12/1/05

Press releases and announcements - 2005