Analysis: RIAA Retains Muscle Under Howell Ruling: “A recent federal court ruling does not portend the death of RIAA copyright infringement lawsuits targeting Kazaa users. In the first ruling of its kind, a judge says…
Charity advice on music downloads: “(BBC) The charity Childnet is launching a global information campaign to warn children about the potential dangers of downloading music illegally. The campaign, which is supported by the music industry,…
Judge Bucks Trend: Music Sharing Not Necessarily Infringement: “ “ One of the biggest bones of contention between the RIAA and file-sharing lawsuit defendants has been whether making a file available to others constitutes distribution…
Book Authors See BitTorrent As a Promotional Tool: More and more authors seem to recognize the power of BitTorrent as a means to generate more sales, and actually upload free copies onto BitTorrent themselves. Best…
US Federal Judges Disagree on Legality of Uploading: “A US federal judge in a record industry lawsuit against college students finds in a pretrial ruling that leaving a copyrighted song where others can get at…
Policing internet ‘not ISP’s job’: “The head of one of Britain’s biggest internet providers attacks the music industry for demanding action on pirates.” (Via BBC News.)
German Court Decision Hands Big Win to File-Sharers: “ The Federal Constitutional Court in Germany has ruled that the identities of file-sharers must remain private and can no longer be revealed to media companies who…
IFPI Pressure Forces ISPs to Block Another File-Sharing Site: “ Following pressure from the IFPI, a court has ruled that ISPs should be forced to block access to a file-sharing link site. The Haifa District…
Study: Piracy is Caused by Poor Choice: “ According to a new study just released in the UK, one of the biggest causes of copyright infringement is a lack of choice. The study further shows…
File-sharing should not be a crime, says European Parliament: “The European Parliament has said that copyright-infringing music and film file-sharing should not be criminalised. The Parliament has said that file-sharers should not be prosecuted as…