More 'digital shoplifters' sued

That's what Britain's version of the RIAA, the BPI, is calling the file-sharers it's suing these days: "digital shoplifters." The BPI announced yesterday it had filed 65 new lawsuits in the UK, "among 2,100 similar cases launched around the globe this week by local recording industry trade associations," The Register reports. The 2,100 this week bring the total to 3,800 lawsuits, in addition to "the 16,200-odd individuals targeted to date by the RIAA in the US." This week saw cases filed for the first time in Sweden, Switzerland, Argentina, Hong Kong, and Singapore. In Britain, 70 of the 150 file-sharers sued so far have agreed to pay up to 6,500 pounds (about $11,300) to settle out of court. For more on P2P risks (in addition to the legal one), see "File-sharing realities for families."