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Article: Recording Industry Sues 532 People Accused of Swapping Songs Online.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- January 22, 2004
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By Chris Gaither, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jan. 22--SAN FRANCISCO -- The recording industry yesterday sued 532 unknown people accused of swapping copyrighted songs online, in the first round of lawsuits since its legal campaign against music pirates suffered a setback last month.
In filing its largest round of antipiracy lawsuits, the Recording Industry Association of America, which represents the major record labels, sued "John Does," identified only by the numerical Internet protocol address affiliated with their personal computers.
The 532 new defendants will not learn that they have been sued for at least ...