"All this online sharing has to stop"

The International Federation of Phonographic Industries published its digital music report for 2008 on Thursday and stated that the spread of illegal downloads is seriously affecting the revenue of all the main publishers, record companies and investments in artists. The IFPI's solution? Sort it out at the internet service provider level. "ISP cooperation, via systematic disconnection of infringers and the use of filtering technologies, is the most effective way copyright theft can be controlled.