Stream Manipulator

German stream manipulator, Followerschmiede.de, is shut down following the granting of a court injunction to IFPI and BVMI. The injunction is part of a broader effort to prevent ‘fake streams’. The injunction orders Germany-based Followerschmiede.de, which creates ‘plays’ on a digital service provider that do not represent the actual consumption of music by a genuine consumer, to discontinue that activity. This action is the latest development in the global recording industry’s ongoing strategy to tackle […]