COPYCENSE

"Lawyers for music industry players claimed that Stephen Cooper received ‘hundreds of millions of hits’ per year to his allegedly illegal music download site, MP3s4free.net, as the long-awaited federal court case against the retired policeman kicked off Monday in Sydney.

"The case first came to the court system’s attention on Oct. 17 of last year, when Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI), which suspected Cooper of music copyright infringement, raided his premises.

"Music industry lawyers say the Web site was first identified as a copyright law violator in December 2002, after it was picked up by MIPI’s Internet surveillance activities."

Abby Dinham. Alleged Pirate Faces Labels in Australian Court. News.com. Oct. 26, 2004.

See also:
Abby Dinham. Expert Witness Embarrassed on the Stand in Cooper Copyright Case. ZD Net Australia. Oct. 29, 2004.

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