Four U.S. men involved in Web sites offering music files of songs before they were commercially released have pled guilty to copyright infringement charges. Each of the four defendants faces up to five years in prison and a fine of US$250,000. The guilty pleas are the first involving members of prerelease music piracy groups from Operation FastLink, a DOJ initiative against online piracy worldwide. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) applauded the DOJs actions, the RIAA said.”]
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