Fast says file-sharing legal action must continue

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Despite ACS Law dropping out of proceedings, the courts are facing pressure to see the MediaCAT case through to its end

The Federation Against Software Theft (Fast) has backed the UK courts decision to press ahead with 26 illegal file sharing cases, following the uproar caused by notorious law firm ACS Law pulling o...

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