This cannot be a surprise, that things have gone this far. However, for many internet users it must have been a shock to the system when a British woman was fined £16,000 for sharing a pinball game. But whatever anyone’s views on this matter are, it would seem that she is not likely to be the only one, in fact the London based law firm, Davenport Lyons, have confirmed that they are actively seeking the same result from around a hundred more cases. This case is based on the Dream Pinball 3D, which is owned by Topware Interactive. The woman is believed to have obtained a copy of the game and then made it available to be shared through peer-to-peer networks, which allow users to share files without any fees being paid the copyright owners. File sharing is becoming a big issue these days, with government, ISPs and copyright owners getting together to see how they can stop this from happening, which will leave then with their work cut out as it is estimated that around six million people every year share files in some manner. ...
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This cannot be a surprise, that things have gone this far. However, for many internet users it must have been a shock to the system when a British woman was fined £16,000 for sharing a pinball game. But whatever anyone’s views on this matter are, it would seem that she is not likely to be the only one, in fact the London based law firm, Davenport Lyons, have confirmed that they are actively seeking the same result from around a hundred more cases. This case is based on the Dream Pinball 3D, which is owned by Topware Interactive. The woman is believed to have obtained a copy of the game and then made it available to be shared through peer-to-peer networks, which allow users to share files without any fees being paid the copyright owners. File sharing is becoming a big issue these days, with government, ISPs and copyright owners getting together to see how they can stop this from happening, which will leave then with their work cut out as it is estimated that around six million people every year share files in some manner. ...