Peas manager charged with assault
The Black Eyed Peas' manager has been charged with assault following an altercation between Perez Hilton and Will.i.am in Toronto.…
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Irish industry sues leading ISPs over piracy
The four major labels are suing Irish telecoms firms BT and UPC, arguing that under Irish copyright law they are liable for their customers' online infringement.…
Team Springsteen make new Ticketmaster attack
Bruce Springsteen's team has criticised Ticketmaster over its Tickets Now resale site, while a newspaper claims Springsteen's camp kept back thousands of tickets.…
Spanish creative industry step back from three-strike lobbying
A Spanish coalition of creative industries says it accepts disconnection of file-sharers will not happen in Spain and will focus on BitTorrent sites.…
German Pirate Party enters parliament
Former Social Democrat MP Jorg Tauss has joined the German Pirate Party, giving the internet freedom group its first seat in the German parliament.…
Man arrested in connection to pre-release file-sharing
A man in Portsmouth has been arrested on suspicion of supplying pre-release music to file-sharing networks, in a case linked to the DV8 group, with the BPI and police involved.…
Madonna taken off Maverick Films lawsuit
Madonna has been removed as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by Jay Dykes Jr against her film company Maverick Films.…
Italian judge seizes 2.4 million off long accused pirates
An Italian judge has ordered 2.4 million euros in frozen assets of alleged internet pirates to be seized permanently, after a six-year prosecution window lapsed.…
Will Jammie ruling help Tenenbaum?
Legal academics say the $1.92 million damages ruling against Jammie Thomas may help Harvard professor Charles Nesson's defence in the outstanding RIAA v Tenenbaum case.…
French collecting society sue YouTube
French indie collecting society SPPF is suing YouTube over videos re-uploaded after removal requests, with YouTube arguing SPPF has not used its Content ID tool.…
Perry responds to Perry
Katy Perry denies suing Australian designer Katie Perry, saying a routine trademark letter was sent as part of her own application.…
Nas v Kelis latest
Nas has disclosed his income and expenses in his ongoing divorce from Kelis, disputing her claims about his earnings from Def Jam and offering five grand a month in child support.…