The IFPI says that ISPs should take responsiblity for file sharing across their networks, and work to prevent users from infringing copyright across the 'net.

The Pirate Bay has mysteriously acquired IFPI.com, a domain that belonged to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - the parent company of the RIAA.

The popular MP3 download site protests its innocence in the face of another Russian police investigation.

The Europeans are taking a leaf out of the book of the RIAA by suing users in Germany for copyright infringement.