Federal Judge Sets Formula for Internet Music Royalties: “A federal judge has established a formula for reckoning the internet royalties owed Yahoo, AOL and RealNetworks. ASCAP is thrilled and estimates the ruling will yield their…
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…
US man gets 30 months in prison for ‘warez’ operation: “A U.S. man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in Web sites selling unauthorized copies of movies, music and software. (Via…
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…
Record Companies Sue Project Playlist on Copyright: “Nine major record labels filed suit against an online music provider, accusing Project Playlist of a ‘massive infringement’ of their copyrights to the songs of artists such as…
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…