RIAA win first jury P2P trial
A jury has found Jammie Thomas guilty of file sharing 1702 songs, ordering her to pay $222,000 to the labels in the first P2P case to reach a jury verdict.…
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Gucci angers independent
A dispute has broken out between Gucci Mane, Atlantic Records and his former label Big Cat Records over a Big Cat release and the Atlantic single Freaky Gurl.…
Procol Harum case back in court
Procol Harum founder Gary Booker is appealing a High Court ruling that organist Matthew Fisher co-owns A Whiter Shade Of Pale, with the appeal heard over two days.…
IMPALA hit out at SonyBMG ruling
IMPALA has criticised the European Commission's second approval of the SonyBMG merger, calling for a formal inquiry and asking the European Ombudsman to investigate maladministration.…
Bourne sue over Family Guy song
Music publisher Bourne Co has sued Twentieth Century Fox, claiming a Family Guy episode contained an unauthorised anti-Semitic reworking of its song When You Wish Upon a Star.…
Wu Tang Clan get first legal Beatles sample
Wu Tang Clan have been cleared to use a section of George Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps on their track Gently Weeps, with Dhani Harrison helping secure the licence.…
SonyBMG merger approved again
The European Commission has again cleared the merger of Sony Corp and Bertelsmann's recorded music businesses to form SonyBMG, with no conditions attached.…
Sky respond to Commission ruling on ITV shares
BSkyB may take legal action if forced to sell its 17.9% stake in ITV at a loss, after the Competition Commission found the stake could be anti-competitive.…
RIAA prepares for first P2P jury trial against Jammie Thomas
The first jury trial over file sharing in the US begins as the RIAA pursues Jammie Thomas, accused of swapping 1702 songs via Kazaa and defending herself against up to $4 million in damages.…
Pete Doherty's drugs case adjourned again
Pete Doherty's drug charge case has been adjourned again, with the case returning to court on 26 October, while his management say he is in the best condition in five years.…
Britney Spears temporarily loses custody of her children
Judge Scott Gordon has ordered Britney Spears to hand temporary custody of her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline from Wednesday, after her driving offences and drink-fuelled partying.…
Mos Def's campaign
Rapper Mos Def's National Student Walkout drew protests in several US locations in support of the Jena 6, six black teenagers he says were unfairly treated by Louisiana courts.…