▁groups ▁also ▁claim ▁that ▁w ides p read ▁copy right ▁in fr ing ement ▁on ▁the ▁Internet ▁hur ts ▁sales , ▁in ▁turn ▁affect ing ▁the ▁artists ▁who ▁depend ▁on ▁roy alt ies . ▁Vari ous ▁economic ▁studies ▁support ▁these ▁claims , ▁but ▁not ▁always ▁to ▁the ▁degree ▁the ▁trade ▁groups ▁report . ▁Other ▁studies ▁show ▁mixed ▁effects , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁overall ▁net ▁social ▁" w elf are " ▁benefits . ▁ ▁A ctions ▁against ▁Internet ▁service ▁prov iders ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Irish ▁Record ed ▁Music ▁Association ▁( IR MA ) ▁members ▁su ed ▁e ir com , ▁the ▁largest ▁broad band ▁provider ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁over ▁alleg ed ▁illegal ▁file ▁sharing ▁by ▁subscri bers . ▁ ▁IR MA ▁had ▁previously ▁demanded ▁that ▁e ir com ▁install ▁content ▁filters ▁or ▁take ▁other ▁steps ▁to ▁block ▁IR MA ' s ▁copy right ed ▁music ▁from ▁being ▁shared . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁stud ios ▁( including ▁Village ▁Road show , ▁Warner ▁Brothers , ▁Sony ▁Pictures , ▁Disney ▁and ▁the ▁Seven ▁Network ), ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Federation ▁Again st ▁Copy right ▁The ft ▁( A FA CT ) ▁launched ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁of ▁Australia ▁against ▁ii Net , ▁Australia ' s ▁third - larg est ▁internet ▁service ▁provider . ▁A FA CT ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁ii Net ▁customers ▁had ▁bre ached ▁its ▁members ' ▁copy right ▁by ▁using ▁peer - to - pe