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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

1324 posts •
Previous music piracy judgements against ISPs were “wrong” says Verizon, and those legal arguments “are even less persuasive now” public
Verizon • 2 min read

Previous music piracy judgements against ISPs were “wrong” says Verizon, and those legal arguments “are even less persuasive now”

The latest ISP to be sued by the majors has said that past judgements that held its rivals liable for their customers’ copyright infringement were wrong. Verizon also hopes a Supreme Court ruling that limited the liabilities of social media firms can be used as grounds to dismiss this copyright case…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
The 1975 respond to Malaysian festival promoter’s lawsuit public
The 1975 • 2 min read

The 1975 respond to Malaysian festival promoter’s lawsuit

Back in July The 1975 were sued by the promoter of the Malaysian festival that was shutdown last year after Matty Healy criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws during their performance. The band have responded saying that rules they are accused of breaking were actually just guidelines…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
New York District Attorney brings criminal charges against man accused of sophisticated streaming fraud that raked in more than $10 million public
Streaming Fraud • 3 min read

New York District Attorney brings criminal charges against man accused of sophisticated streaming fraud that raked in more than $10 million

Prosecutors in the US have charged a man accused of running a streaming fraud scam that generated over $10 million. He got individuals abroad to set up “bot accounts” on the streaming platforms and then set those accounts streaming hundred of thousands of tracks that he created with an AI company…
Sam Taylor & Chris Cooke •
Concessions for UK artists touring EU “impossible” say EU officials, in blow to Labour government’s manifesto commitment public
European Union • 3 min read

Concessions for UK artists touring EU “impossible” say EU officials, in blow to Labour government’s manifesto commitment

Prior to this year’s General Election, the Labour Party said that “helping our touring artists” would be a key priority in future talks with the EU. However, internal documents say that EU officials have already ruled out any deal to remove the hurdles British performers now face when touring Europe…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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