Culture Sec open minded about copyright term, official
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham says he has an open mind on extending the recorded music copyright term, speaking at PPL's AGM, as EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy backs an extension.…
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McGuinness puts more pressure on ISPs to play ball
U2 manager Paul McGuinness has urged internet service providers at Hong Kong's Music Matters conference to share revenue and help tackle illegal file sharing.…
Amy back in court for Blake
Amy Winehouse returned to Snaresbrook Crown Court for her husband Blake Fielder-Civil's pre-trial hearing on charges of GBH and perverting the course of justice.…
Ono plans to appeal over Imagine ruling
Yoko Ono says she will appeal the ruling allowing a 15-second snippet of 'Imagine' in the film 'Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed'.…
Levert widow sues over negligence claims
The widow of R&B singer Sean Levert has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against county officials, claiming he would have survived had prison staff acted quickly.…
RSS say online ticketing just too damn confusing
The Resale Rights Society says Viagogo's status as an official partner for Madonna's tour shows online ticketing needs regulation, with premium tickets resold above face value.…
Oink users arrested
Police in Cleveland have arrested five men and a woman over the OiNK file sharing site, the first UK users arrested for sharing content online, all now on bail.…
Judge may issue arrest warrant to force journalist to testify: R Kelly trial update
Judge Vincent Gaughan threatened an arrest warrant after journalist Jim DeRogatis failed to appear, ordering him to court later in the week to face questions about the sex tape.…
Coalition of music firms call for action against Baidu
A coalition of music companies is urging other sectors to boycott Chinese search engine Baidu over deep links to illegal music, after a new lawsuit following changes in Chinese copyright law.…
She wouldn't know the truth if she tripped over it: R Kelly trial update
Prosecution star witness Lisa Van Allen testifies that she had threesomes with R Kelly and the alleged victim, as the defence seeks to discredit her reliability.…
Winehouse attends Blake's latest court hearing
Amy Winehouse attended a court hearing for her jailed husband Blake Fielder Civil, who faces charges of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.…
Ono loses Imagine lawsuit against creationist film
A US court has ruled that the creationist film 'Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed' can use a snippet of John Lennon's 'Imagine', rejecting Yoko Ono's copyright claim.…