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Digital
Brazilian file-sharing sites shut down
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 8 February 2010
Eight websites and blogs that allegedly enabled or supported illegal file-sharing have been shut down by the authorities in Brazil in an effort backed by the country’s Association Of Anti-Piracy For Music & Film and the local office of the International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry. The move follows the recent IFPI Digital Music Report that specifically named Brazil as a country where the music industry was suffering big time as a result of prolific online piracy.
Billboard says the raids have resulted in 40,000 illegal tracks being taken offline, though I’m not sure if that means the offending websites – which include magrelodownloads, downloadingnews and downclube – were actually hosting said music files, or if they mean easily accessible links to offending content are no longer available.
