Tyler sues bogus bloggers
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has sued unnamed people who have allegedly impersonated him and his girlfriend Erin Brady in blogs since 2007.…
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Diddy wins naked picture court case
A New York judge dismissed a $3 million suit by Maria Kristina Dominguez over a topless photo published in Vibe alongside an article on Diddy.…
DMX misses court date
DMX missed a court date after being hospitalised, and his lawyer says he is expected to recover; he was recently extradited to face drug and animal cruelty charges.…
Ofcom propose reducing ITV's regional and news commitments
Ofcom has proposed letting ITV cut regional programming by up to 50 per cent and reduce current affairs output, following ITV's argument that public service costs are too high.…
The Jammie Thomas P2P case continues, with retrial now a possibility
Judge Michael J Davis admitted an error in jury instructions in the Jammie Thomas file-sharing case, allowing her a retrial, and called on Congress to cap damages.…
TI ordered to pay more child support
A US Superior Court judge has ordered rapper TI, real name Clifford Harris, to pay his former partner LaShon Dixon over £3,000 a month in child support.…
More on the Lear crash
The NTSB says a cockpit recording shows the crew thought a tyre had blown, and Goodyear is co-operating, while Barker and Goldstein are expected to make full recoveries.…
US streaming mechanical royalty rates revealed
Details of a June deal setting mechanical royalty rates for US streaming services have been published, with a 10.5% rate of revenue, minus performance royalties already paid.…
ISPs still resistant to filesharer disconnections, BPI say other options available
A Virgin Media executive has said the ISP would not disconnect file sharers, while BPI boss Geoff Taylor says the industry is exploring other ways to strengthen the warning letter scheme.…
Chinese teenager arrested for filesharing
A 14-year-old boy in Hong Kong has been arrested by Chinese customs officials on suspicion of uploading around 2000 songs to the internet, and has been freed on bail.…
Take That drummer jailed for bank robbery
Session drummer Steve Washington, real name Steve Tate, has been jailed for four years for robbing a Folkestone bank with a gift-wrapped music stand.…
Metallica vs Napster wasn't about money
Lars Ulrich tells Rolling Stone that Metallica's 2000 legal action against Napster was about control rather than money.…