 LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ IFPI) - Qsound.com.ar, a file-sharing site with 1,500 registered users dedicated to distributing copyright infringing music files, has been shut down by CAPIF, which represents the recording industry in Argentina. The site contained more than 2,000 posts linking to around 3,000 unauthorised music files before it was closed. The service was aimed at the users of file-sharing sites and forums that had been previously closed down by CAPIF as part of IFPI's regional anti-piracy campaign. According to Alexa.com, users of the site were based in Argentina (59.4%), Spain (12.5%) and Uruguay (9.4%). CAPIF investigated the site, identified the infringements taking place and notified the operators of them. Subsequently on 22nd June, following the appropriate notifications, the site was removed from the internet.
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