LA Times officially retract Tupac story
The LA Times has retracted its March story alleging Sean Combs and Jimmy Rosemond knew of the 1994 assault on Tupac Shakur, after FBI documents were shown to be fake.…
Music industry legal news coverage
Our round up of legal battles, courtroom drama, copyright disputes and everything else.
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Beijing court to rehear IFPI case against Baidu
A Beijing court has agreed to hear the IFPI's new lawsuit against Baidu over deep-linked MP3 search results, after an earlier case was dismissed.…
Britney may get more access to her kids
Britney Spears could be granted overnight visits with her sons, after showing responsible parenting in recent sessions, though lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan urges caution.…
Brooker wins back A Whiter Shade Of Pale
The Court of Appeal has overturned a 2006 ruling, restoring sole ownership of A Whiter Shade Of Pale to Procol Harum's Gary Brooker after Matthew Fisher's delayed claim.…
50 Cent sued over house for ex and son
Former girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins is suing 50 Cent for breach of contract, claiming he is trying to evict her and their son from a multi-million dollar home.…
(Another rather long) top bit (on P2P and ISPs)
The boss of Carphone Warehouse, which owns TalkTalk, has rejected record label demands that ISPs police file sharing, and CMU argues the labels' right to enforce copyright is valid.…
Talk Talk chief hits back at labels over calls for action against file-sharing customers
Carphone Warehouse and Talk Talk CEO Charles Dunstone has rejected BPI calls for ISPs to police illegal file sharing, saying they are only a conduit to the internet.…
Three traders jailed for importing pirated mix CDs
Three traders have been jailed for importing pirated urban mix CDs from the Czech Republic, with Farhat Nissa receiving four years.…
Government expected to respond on secondary ticketing
The government is expected to respond next week to a parliamentary select committee report on secondary ticketing, which recommended voluntary regulation over legislation.…
The word on Morrissey - not racist, OK?
Word magazine has apologised in court for implying Morrissey was racist in a March article, as Morrissey's libel case against the NME continues.…
Culture minister wants to do 'a really big thing' for music industry
Culture minister Andy Burnham has said he wants to deliver at least one major issue for the music industry, speaking at the Kickz launch.…
TI's lawyer on that gun charge sentence
TI's lawyer Dwight Thomas has explained the plea bargain over illegal weapon possession charges, which requires 1,500 hours of community service.…