8,000 Legal Actions Lead to New Anti-Piracy Program

8,000 Legal Actions Lead to New Anti-Piracy Program

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, November 20/PRNewswire/ -- IFPI (The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) recently
announced 8,000 cases in 17 countries against illegal file-sharing. Many of
those receiving a legal action could be parents whose children have been
illegally file-sharing. It is a wide-ranging problem, says the IT-security
company Softdetect Systems, but also stresses that it is often a result of
down loaders who don't fully understand what legal consequences their
activities can have. The company has therefore released a new, free
anti-piracy program that will help parents and private offenders delete
illegal content on their home computers.

If your child is one of those who illegally download music, you might
want to pay more attention to files saved on your computer in the future. A
tough stance has been taken and soon you could be forced to pay considerable
compensation claims for illegal downloading or file-sharing, even if the
activities have been committed by your child. IFPI recently announced more
than 8,000 cases in 17 countries and many of those on the receiving end of
legal action are parents whose youngsters have been illegally file-sharing.

As a consequence of the many illegal activities in private homes the
IT-security company Softdetect Systems has just released a new, free
anti-piracy program targeted at private offenders. The program will help
individuals identifying and deleting illegal content on their home computer
and Softdetect Systems has received many requests: "We are being contacted by
a lot of worried parents, who are unsure what content their children might
have downloaded to the home computer and parents, who want to make sure that
they are not hosting any illegal activities. Apparently there is a great
demand for a tool that can help these families clean out their computer,"
says Michael Eggert, Managing Director of Softdetect Systems.

Softdetect Systems normally offer corporate security solutions, but due
to the increasing demand from the private market, the company has decided to
give a lending hand to those, who unintentionally have ended up in
unfavorable situation. Michael Eggert explains: "I am convinced that a large
percentage of illegal downloading committed by youngsters and children happen
because they don't really understand what consequences their activities can
have, and because their parents are often unaware of what their children are
up to. That is why we have launched this free version of our anti-piracy
program."

The tool is available for everyone, who wish to scan their computer for
unwanted and illegal content and Softdetect Systems anticipates a strong
international demand: "The anti-piracy program is presently available for
English-speaking users only, but will very soon be released in a number of
other languages. We have experienced a positive demand in Scandinavia and
expect the same trend in other countries. After all, most families would want
to make sure that they are not storing illegal content on their home computer
if it could result in a legal action and compensation claims," concludes
Michael Eggert.

The program can be downloaded for free from Softdetect Systems' website
at www.softdetect.com

(Source: www.ifpi.com/content/section_news/20061017.html)

Softdetect Systems

Softdetect Systems is an IT-security company committed to providing
simple and value-adding solutions for License Management, Anti-Piracy
Activities and Network Filtering. The company has its main focus on business
solutions for small and medium-sized companies on the international market.

- Download a free version of the Softdetect Network Scanner for
companies http://www.softdetect.com/Download.aspx

- Download a free version of the anti-piracy program for private
use: http://www.softdetect.com/ProductPersonal.aspx

Source: Softdetect Systems Ltd

For further information: Managing Director Michael Eggert, Softdetect Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark, Cell: (+45)-27-11-27-50, Phone: (+45)-88-88-72-00

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