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Defence expert tells Spector trial Lana Clarkson's death was likely suicide

Forensic expert Werner Spitz told the Phil Spector murder trial that Lana Clarkson most likely shot herself, admitting under cross-examination that the defence is paying him.…

CMU Editorial • 26 Jul 2007

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Evidence sufficient to imply malice: Spector trial update

Judge Larry Fidler has sided with prosecutor Alan Jackson and refused the defence motion to drop the murder charge against Phil Spector, ruling the evidence sufficient to imply malice.…

CMU Editorial • 25 Jul 2007

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Tupac's mother takes action to stop recordings being sold in Death Row bankruptcy

Afeni Shakur is trying to stop unreleased Tupac recordings being sold in the Death Row bankruptcy, arguing the master tapes should have passed to the estate under a 1997 settlement.…

CMU Editorial • 25 Jul 2007

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Everyone in the world comments on government's copyright term decision

Industry bodies including the BPI, Musicians' Union and PPL have criticised the government's decision not to extend the recording copyright term beyond fifty years.…

CMU Editorial • 25 Jul 2007

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Belgian ISP appeals P2P ruling

Belgian ISP Scarlet, formerly Tiscali Belgium, is appealing a court ruling that requires it to introduce technical measures to stop customers sharing music illegally.…

CMU Editorial • 25 Jul 2007

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US Senate passes new rules on college P2P action

The US Senate has passed an amendment requiring universities to report to the Department of Education on P2P file sharing measures, with the House set to consider it in the autumn.…

CMU Editorial • 25 Jul 2007

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Yayo rejects plea deal

G-Unit's Tony Yayo has rejected a plea deal of nine months in prison over charges of assaulting a fourteen-year-old boy, and his lawyer says he denies the allegations.…

CMU Editorial • 25 Jul 2007

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Rod Stewart camp wins partial victory in tour dispute

An appeals court has overturned the damages against Rod Stewart's camp over a Latin American tour dispute, though the deposits must still be returned and some legal fees paid.…

CMU Editorial • 25 Jul 2007

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Prosecution rests their case: Spector trial update

The prosecution has called its final witness, Richard Tomlin, in the Phil Spector trial, while the defence continues with blood spatter experts after Sara Caplan's testimony about a white fragment.…

CMU Editorial • 24 Jul 2007

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Ja Rule and Lil Wayne arrested on firearm charges

Rappers Ja Rule and Lil Wayne have each been arrested in New York for carrying illegal firearms, in separate incidents.…

CMU Editorial • 24 Jul 2007

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Government backs Gowers Review

The government has adopted the Gowers Review and will keep the recording copyright term at fifty years, a decision BPI chief Geoff Taylor calls a failure to back British music.…

CMU Editorial • 24 Jul 2007

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Canadian copyright body backs iPod tax proposals

Canada's Copyright Board has said it sees no problem with an iPod tax on digital music players, a levy consumer groups and the electronics lobby are likely to oppose.…

CMU Editorial • 24 Jul 2007