100 sued over copyright infringement

Games industry looks to get tough on filesharers

[Syzygy]

As many as 100 people suspected of illegally sharing computer game files over the internet are to be sued for copyright infringement, it emerged today.

A London-based law firm said it would launch legal proceedings on behalf of the computer game publisher Topware Interactive after a woman was fined £16,000 for illegally sharing a pinball-themed game over the web.

From The Times [technology.timesonline.co.uk].