Century Media files lawsuits for 7,500 illegal file traders

RHIAN JONES

US Indie metal label Century Media is chasing roughly 7,500 file-traders in court proceedings, according to reports.  

The targets are those swapping recent albums from Century artists Iced Earth and Lacuna Coil.  

In mass, 'John Doe' lawsuits filed in New Jersey with only IP address identifiers (for now), 4,327 people were targeted for sharing Iced Earth's album Dystopia, while 3,136 users were targeted for trading Lacuna Coil's Dark Adrenaline. 

NorthJersey.com, label representative Jay McDaniel said: "What many people don't understand ...

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