PPL's pub rates dispute to go to Tribunal
Collecting society PPL and pub trade bodies will take their dispute over music licence rates to the Copyright Tribunal later this month.…
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Bone Thugs sued over sample
Texas-based publisher Songster has sued Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and others over an alleged unlicensed sample of a 1978 Rasa song on a 2007 track.…
Government reject key licencing act reforms
The government has rejected select committee recommendations to exempt small venues from the Licensing Act and to scrap the Met Police's Form 696, drawing disappointment from UK Music.…
New Zealand announces more formal three-strikes proposal
A New Zealand government working party has drawn up a formal process for three-strikes online copyright enforcement, after the original law was put on hold.…
Chinese Democracy leaker gets probation
Kevin Cogill, who leaked tracks from Guns n Roses' Chinese Democracy, has been sentenced to a year's probation and two months of home confinement.…
Pharrell in legal dispute over leaks
Pharrell Williams has been named in a lawsuit by a neighbour over water leaks at his Miami condo, previously owned by Ugo Colombo.…
Dane Bowers released without charge following crash
Dane Bowers will face no charges after a car crash in Woldingham, Surrey, where he and another man had been arrested on suspicion of drink driving.…
BB King sued by former manager
Former business manager Floyd Leiberman is suing BB King, claiming he is owed $1.5 million from King's earnings since 2000.…
The kids aren't file-sharing so much, apparently
A survey by The Leading Question and Music Ally finds fewer young people are file-sharing, with streaming and downloads growing instead.…
Jani Lane charged with DUI
Former Warrant frontman Jani Lane has been charged with drink driving and a hit and run after an alleged incident in Los Angeles in June.…
US Appeal Court refuses to rule on CRB constitutionality claim
The US Court of Appeals declined to rule on Royalty Logic's claim that the Copyright Royalty Board is unconstitutional, as the argument was raised too late.…
ASCAP double-dip with a bit of Mahalo litigation
ASCAP is reportedly suing Mahalo.com over embedded YouTube videos, while YouTube accuses the society of double-dipping since it already licenses YouTube itself.…