German Rights Holders Go After 300,000 P2P Users Per Month

German ISPs are handing out data on about 300,000 subscribers per month to content owners, according to new data from the country’s Internet industry association ECO.

The numbers show that the chances of getting caught for illegal file sharing have increased, the association said. ECO published the numbers to make the case against mandates that would force ISPs to block access to torrent sites and other infringing services. European Union politicians have been discussing such measures in recent months, and rights holders have made inroads into a number of European countries with lawsuits against ISPs aimed at forcing them to block access to file sharing sites.