Court ruling could force the music industry to provide more evidence against people accused of illegal file sharing, legal experts sayLegal experts say a recent U.S. court ruling could force the music industry to provide more evidence against people accused of illegal file sharing.The ruling was handed down in a case filed a year ago against Christopher David Brennan of Waterford, Conn., by plaintiffs Atlantic Recording, Electra Entertainment Group, Interscope Records, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, and BMG Music.The record companies allege that Brennan infringed on copyrights they hold by having some 2,071 songs on his PC, including Hootie and the Blowfish’s “Drowning” and Billy Joel’s “Don’t Ask Me Why.”Court records show that Brennan’s mother was served a notice that he needed to appear in court, but he never showed up. So the record labels asked for a default judgment, which would have meant Brennan would have to pay the labels for each infringing file, among other remedies.
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