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RIAA sues 493 more music swappers { May 24 2004 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5052936/ http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5052936/ RIAA sues 493 more music swappers As 'John Doe' suits continue, 24 sued by name Updated: 3:13 p.m. ET May 24, 2004 WASHINGTON - A U.S. music industry group said Monday it had sued 493 more people for copyright infringement as part of its campaign to stop consumers from copying music over the Internet. The Recording Industry Association of America has now sued nearly 3,000 individuals since last September in an attempt to discourage people from copying songs through "peer to peer" networks like Kazaa and LimeWire. The trade group, which represents the five largest recording companies, has settled more than 400 of those cases for around $3,000 each. The RIAA does not yet know the identities of those it targeted in its latest round of lawsuits but plans to discover them through court-issued subpoenas. The trade group turned to these "John Doe" lawsuits in January after an appeals court ruled that Internet service providers like Verizon Communications do not have to provide customers' names to recording-industry investigators. Also on Monday, the RIAA said it had sued 24 individuals by name after discovering their identities through John Doe suits. Those sued by name had declined offers to settle out of court, the RIAA said. "We will continue to go the extra mile and seek to resolve these cases in a fair and reasonable manner," RIAA President Cary Sherman said. RIAA members include Warner Music Group, Bertelsmann AG's BMG, EMI Group Plc Sony Corp.s Sony Music and Vivendi Universal'sUniversal Music Group. © Reuters 2004.

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