OfCom send warning to KCR
Media regulator OfCom is investigating Merseyside station KCR after it dropped its programmes for back-to-back music, and has urged it to return to compliance.…
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EMI deny involvement in new Baidu service
EMI says it is not part of Baidu's New Song Debut preview service, despite Baidu naming it a partner, though its Hong Kong affiliate Typhoon works with the search engine.…
Canada introduces online royalty
The Canadian Copyright Board has ruled that online services making high use of music must pay royalties, retrospective to 1996, but excluded podcasts and social networks.…
Gallagher attacker's trial delayed
The trial of Daniel Sullivan, who pushed Noel Gallagher off stage at Virgin Festival in Toronto, has been adjourned until 25 November.…
Hacker who raided Miley Cyrus accounts arrested by FBI
Kevin Holly, who hacked Miley Cyrus' MySpace and Gmail accounts, says the FBI raided his home and took a phone and three computers, though he was not charged.…
50 Cent reaches settlement over son visitation rights
50 Cent has settled with ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins over visitation rights to their 11-year-old son, while an arson investigation into a fire at his Long Island home continues.…
Jury of 12 selected for second Phil Spector trial
A jury has been selected for the second murder trial of Phil Spector, accused of shooting Lana Clarkson in 2003, with proceedings expected to start next Wednesday.…
Chinese Democracy leaker pleads not guilty
The man facing criminal copyright charges for posting Guns N Roses tracks from Chinese Democracy online pleaded not guilty in an LA court.…
Lil Wayne's assistant testifies over tour bus gun search
Lil Wayne's assistant Terry Bourgeois testified that he had seen a handgun and marijuana on the rapper's tour bus, but never Wayne holding a gun.…
ASTA welcomes closure of dodgy ticket resale site Paperticket
The Association Of Secondary Ticket Agents has welcomed Metropolitan Police action that led to the closure of the Paperticket resale site, which had sold tickets at unrealistically low prices.…
Pete Burns to receive compensation over botched lip surgery
Dead Or Alive's Pete Burns will receive compensation from surgeon Dr Maurizio Viel, who admitted negligence in the High Court over lip injections.…
New communications minister plans Digital Britain report
New Minister for Communications Stephen Carter has commissioned a Digital Britain report on government's role in digital and communications industries, due next spring.…