Lou Pearlman sentenced to pay back $300 million defrauded
Lou Pearlman, behind Backstreet Boys and 'Nsync, is jailed for 25 years and must work out how to repay around $300 million swindled from banks, investors and others.…
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European Commission proposes extending recording copyright to 95 years
The European Commission has formally proposed extending the copyright term for recordings from 50 to 95 years, a move welcomed by PPL, IFPI and IMPALA, but still needing parliamentary and national approval.…
Nate Dogg pleads not guilty to stalking charges
Nate Dogg has pleaded not guilty to stalking and threatening his estranged wife, appearing in a wheelchair at court in Compton, where his bail was doubled.…
Steven Page admitted taking cocaine, court documents show
Court documents filed in New York State reveal Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page admitted snorting cocaine before his arrest, despite his manager's claims of exoneration.…
New witness to testify against Phil Spector in retrial
Prosecutors have found a new witness, Norma Kemper, who says Phil Spector once threatened her with a gun, ahead of his retrial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.…
50 Cent keeps lawyer Brett Kimmel in dispute with ex-girlfriend
A New York judge has ruled that 50 Cent can keep lawyer Brett Kimmel in his dispute with ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins, rejecting her claim of a conflict of interest.…
Barenaked Ladies' Steven Page charged with cocaine possession
Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page has been charged with cocaine possession in New York State after police found drugs in an apartment, and was released on $10,000 bail.…
iTunes UK price stays the same because of exchange rate
Plans to cut the UK iTunes download price to 74p have been shelved because the exchange rate means 99 euro cents now equals about 79p, so the price stays the same.…
Opera composer Keith Burstein faces bankruptcy over failed libel suit
Composer Keith Burstein faces bankruptcy over £67,000 legal fees after losing his libel case against the Evening Standard, and is pursuing a European human rights case.…
BT pledge fibre broadband to 10 million homes by 2012
BT plans to roll out fibre-optic internet to 10 million homes by 2012, but says it needs OfCom to relax certain restrictions for the investment to be viable.…
German prosecutors investigate Lemmy over Nazi hat photoshoot
According to The Guardian, German prosecutors are investigating Motorhead's Lemmy after he wore a Nazi hat in a newspaper photoshoot, as Nazi paraphernalia is illegal in Germany.…
Copyright term extension proposals expected, with unclear beneficiaries
The Musicians' Union backs a recording copyright extension to 95 years ahead of European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy's proposals, though a 'clean slate' provision may be shelved.…