Sharkey welcomes new DigiBrit man
UK Music chief Feargal Sharkey has welcomed treasury minister Stephen Timms taking over the Digital Britain project, hoping for stronger action on piracy.…
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Chris Brown's sentencing delayed
Chris Brown's sentencing for assaulting Rihanna has been delayed to 27 August, as the judge seeks a harsher sentence than the original plea deal.…
Former GNR man cleared of drugs charges
Former Guns N Roses drummer Steven Adler has had drugs charges dismissed in LA after completing a drug programme, with his lawyer calling the result about the best possible.…
C-Murder begins second murder trial
Rapper C-Murder has begun his second murder retrial over the 2002 shooting of a teenage fan, with jury selection under way.…
Two more RIAA victims settle
Jenna Rayleigh and Lindsey Simms have each settled out of court with the RIAA for undisclosed sums, following the ruling against Joel Tenenbaum.…
Method Man sued of pellet gun attack
Method Man is being sued by a Texas woman who claims he shot her with a pellet gun after she asked him for an autograph outside his tour bus in Houston, with the rapper yet to comment.…
No one wins really: Tenenbaum case update
Joel Tenenbaum has been ordered to pay $675,000 for sharing 30 tracks, a sum that does little for the artists and mostly benefits the lawyers.…
Bay to appeal over Dutch ruling
The Pirate Bay's owners plan to appeal a Dutch court ruling that ordered them to block access for users in the Netherlands or face daily fines.…
"This is me, I uploaded and downloaded music": Tenenbaum case update
Joel Tenenbaum admitted in court to sharing thirty songs via Kazaa and to initially lying about file-sharing when first approached by the record industry.…
Dutch court orders Pirate Bay closedown
A Dutch court has ordered The Pirate Bay to block access for Dutch users within ten days or face daily fines, a ruling brought by anti-piracy group BREIN.…
Men accused of stealing from girls
Publisher Larrikin Music can pursue its claim that Men At Work's 'Down Under' copied a flute riff from 'Kookaburra', after a court ruled it owns that song's copyright.…
Come as you are: Tenenbaum case update
In the Tenenbaum case, a defence lawyer has admitted liability for file-sharing, while the RIAA presented evidence of continued sharing.…