Operators of five websites that offer fake access to music files must stop their services. This was announced by the Federal Association of the Music Industry (BVMI) and the international umbrella organization IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) on August 24, 2020 known. Regional courts in Bremen, Hamburg, Cologne and Darmstadt have issued temporary injunctions against the operators of Socialnow.de, Socialgeiz.de and Likergeiz.de, Netlikes.de and Likesandmore.de.
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The services are intended to improve the chart ranking of one or more songs and to generate license payments through the supposed streaming use. The operators should no longer offer the manipulation services for all online music services, said the Federal Association of the Music Industry. The Fanexplosion.de platform has discontinued its offer following a request to cease and desist by the association. “The services mentioned offered fake plays for various services / platforms, not exclusively Spotify. For example also on Youtube, Soundcloud and Deezer”, said BVMI spokeswoman Sigrid Herrenbrück.
Federal Association of the Music Industry: Most of the industry’s turnover through digital offers
“If you really want to achieve something on Spotify, the best thing to do is to buy Plays”, formulate the operators of the platform Socialnow.de. “Make an effort to get as many Spotify followers as you can – you can do this by buying Spotify followers or by growing naturally. That gives you the aura of being a serious artist.”
Florian Drücke, CEO of the BVMI, explained: “For fans as well as for the industry, trust in the digital offers is of great importance, not least because this is where most of the industry’s turnover is now generated.”
In March 2020, the association shut down the German platform Followerschmiede.de enforced.
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