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Sam Lutfi has asked for a judge to hear his case over the restraining order against him, and a court has ordered Britney Spears to pay £375,000 towards Kevin Federline's legal fees.…
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Japanese ISPs not about to announce new policy on P2P, though talks with music firms remain positive
Japanese ISPs have denied committing to monitor customers' P2P use, though talks with music firms are reportedly progressing towards a joint committee.…
McCartney/Mills full judgement published
The full judgement in the McCartney/Mills divorce has been published after appeal judges overruled Mills' objection, with Bennett finding her evidence less than candid.…
MPs support call for local channel on Freeview
More than 120 MPs have backed an Early Day Motion urging OfCom to consider a local TV channel on Freeview's Channel 6, with local programming inserted at transmitters.…
Combs and Rosemond deny new Tupac allegations
Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Czar Entertainment's Jimmy Rosemond have both denied LA Times writer Chuck Phillips' allegations that they knew in advance of the 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur.…
Judge rules on McCartney Mills divorce: she gets £24.3 million
Mr Justice Bennett has ruled Heather Mills will receive £24.3 million from Paul McCartney in their divorce, well below the £125 million she originally demanded.…
More P2P news: Japan, Italy, Sweden
Unconfirmed reports say four Japanese ISPs will cut off habitual file sharers, while in Italy data protection chief Francesco Pizzetti overturned a ruling forcing ISPs to reveal suspected file sharers.…
Jazz FM relaunch irrelevant to Smooth FM rejig proposals
Media regulator OfCom says Smooth Radio cannot drop its jazz commitments simply because parent GMG plans a digital jazz station, and will review the proposal in isolation.…
Music stars warn Irish against BNP
Billy Bragg, Carl Barat and Pete Doherty have signed an open letter from Rock Against Racism urging London's Irish community not to vote for the BNP in the Mayoral election.…
Sharkey calls on ISPs to re-engage with music firms
British Music Rights CEO Feargal Sharkey urged ISPs to get back on track with music firms over file sharing at the ISPA awards, where the BPI was up for Villain Of The Year.…
James artwork banned
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned James's new album artwork, which shows a baby with a gun, from promotional use, and the band will not change it.…
Foundations founder jailed over child abuse charges
Peter MacBeth, bass player and founder member of The Foundations, has been jailed for six years for child sex offences and downloading child porn.…