China to step up net censorship
China's government has announced a campaign against 'vulgar' online content, naming 19 internet operators, including Baidu and Google, amid fears over online political dissent.…
Music industry legal news coverage
Our round up of legal battles, courtroom drama, copyright disputes and everything else.
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RIAA end relationship with net monitors
The Recording Industry Association Of America has ended its relationship with online monitoring firm MediaSentry and engaged a Copenhagen-based IT firm, DtecNet Software, for future monitoring.…
Claims against Bronfman over Warner purchase dismissed
A New York appellate court has dismissed the remaining claims by Richard Snyder against Warner Music boss Edgar Bronfman Jr over the 2003 purchase of the company.…
P2P lawyer calls for court case to be streamed
Harvard law professor Charles Nesson has called for the court hearing in the RIAA's file-sharing case against Joel Tenenbaum to be streamed online.…
In the pop courts: crime division
A review of 2008's criminal cases in pop covers R Kelly's acquittal in Chicago and the manslaughter conviction of Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro.…
Some absolutely radio news
The Times Of India Group bought Virgin Radio and renamed it Absolute Radio, prompting a pending trademark lawsuit from vodka brand Absolut.…
What do we want? More time, more help
A review of 2008 campaigning issues, focusing on ISPs' role in combating piracy and the government's threat to legislate if voluntary co-operation was not forthcoming.…
Majors sign up to interesting new college licensing model
Three majors are on board with a US college licensing scheme, run by not-for-profit Choruss, that would bundle a music licence fee into tuition fees.…
Madonna demands £5 million in wedding photos dispute
Madonna is seeking £5 million from the Mail On Sunday over published photos of her 2000 wedding to Guy Ritchie, copied from her Beverly Hills home.…
Music radio complaints round up
OfCom has investigated several music radio complaints, including Heart FM's promotion of Mamma Mia! and offensive remarks on BBC 6music and 96.3 Rock Radio.…
TalkSport fined over Whale's Boris support
Media regulator OfCom has fined TalkSport £20,000 after presenter James Whale urged listeners to vote for Boris Johnson in the London mayoral election.…
CDR levy increased in Canada
The Canadian Copyright Board is raising the levy on blank CDRs from 21 to 29 cents, while the cassette levy stays at 24 cents.…