Internet media entrepreneur Alki David, songwriters and artists are working together to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against CBS subsidiaries CNET and CBS Interactive for profiting and generating billions of dollars by distributing illegal file trading software.

The complaint is championed by Alki David and the Justice for Artists Coalition and can be found here.

David calls out CBS and with a strong statement to the Hollywood Reporter:

"The underlying irony in this case is that, despite its endemic inducement of the infringement of plaintiffs' songs, defendants' parent, CBS, does not hesitate to cast itself as a defender of intellectual property rights when it concerns its own financial interests. For example, defendants' parent company, CBS, routinely harasses individuals and small websites which post small portions of its own programming with 'cease and desist' letters threatening crushing litigation. When that does not work, it does not hesitate to sue."

In an article with AllHipHop, David continues:

"CBS Interactive has made billions by inducing the public to break the law, by providing them the file-sharing software and step-by-step guides, on exactly how to do it,” Alki David said in a press release. “No one has held Defendant accountable for this. Until now."

The lawsuit points out that the illegal software came with many detailed reviews and tips on how to use the applications to copy known protected intellectual properties, namely on CNET.

“We have only scratched the surface. Many more rights-holders are coming forward representing tens of thousands of more intellectual properties but the verification process for identifying ownership is long and detailed, so we will keep on adding as we go,” said Alki David.

Artists victimized include Lady Gaga, Ludacris, Madonna Snoop Dogg and Britney Spears and many others.

For more information on the lawsuit, visit: Filmon.com/cbsyousuck