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by Marc on October 26, 2006
IFPI is spreading its message of love to several new countries, including Brazil, Mexico, and Poland. IFPI has sued individuals in 17 countries - Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore and Switzerland.
IFPI has brought suits against a total of 13,000 people now. It claims 2,300 people has paid up with an average settlement of 2,420 EUR or 3,055 USD. That's almost a 50% settlement rate of previous suits. The suits have generated $7 million US. There still is no word on what, if any, portion of the proceeds are distributed to artists.
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