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Record companies in Germany take successful action against hosting provider of stream ripping software, YouTube-DL
3rd April 2023 – IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide, and BVMI, its National Group in Germany, working on behalf of their member record companies, have managed a successful action against the individual hosting the stream ripping software YouTube-DL. The Hamburg Regional Court has issued an injunction requiring the individual to stop […]
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Comment from IFPI on the Court of Milan’s decision to uphold its order against CloudFlare
March 30, 2023 – “We welcome the decision today from the Court of Milan which confirmed that CloudFlare is obliged to cease providing access to three copyright infringing sites and any additional ‘mirror sites’ via its public DNS service. In doing so the Court of Milan has set an important precedent that online intermediaries can be required […]
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Brazilian authorities continue large-scale initiative ‘Operation 404’ against infringing music services
March 15, 2023 – With the support of IFPI and Pro-Música Brasil, Brazilian law enforcement authorities have completed a substantial series of actions as part of the ongoing ‘Operation 404’, an initiative that tackles copyright and licencing infringing services on the internet. Operation 404 is one of the largest copyright infringement campaigns of its kind […]
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IFPI Chief Executive Frances Moore featured in Billboard Women In Music 2023
23rd February 2023 – Frances Moore, IFPI Chief Executive, has been included by Billboard in its 2023 Women In Music Top Executives list. The list recognises a range of high achieving women executives from every sector of the music industry. The Billboard panel highlighted Frances Moore’s leadership of IFPI as it “continues to expand its […]
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IFPI appoints Adriana Restrepo as Latin America and Caribbean Regional Director
30th January 2023 – IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide, has appointed Adriana Restrepo to the role of Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. From 1st February 2023, Adriana will lead IFPI’s work across the Latin American and Caribbean region to promote the value of recorded music, expand its commercial […]
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Recording industry successful in first ever stream ripping blocking case in India
19th January 2023 – IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, alongside IMI, representing music labels in India, have together coordinated the first successful blocking action targeting stream ripping sites in India. The ruling, which was published by the Delhi High Court today, requires ISPs in India to block access to 20 […]
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