Music industry legal news coverage

IFPI chief John Kennedy believes the French government will find a way around a Constitutional Council ruling and still enact its three-strikes system against online piracy.…

Liberal Democrat spokesperson Lord Clement-Jones is expected to propose licensing changes to help grassroots live music in England and Wales.…

Scottish Labour MP Michael Connarty has urged the Czech Presidency of the EU to put copyright term extension on the European Council agenda after Parliament's support.…

Japanese authorities have questioned five teenagers over the One Touch bulletin board, which is alleged to distribute unlicensed music.…

France's Constitutional Council has ruled that the new Creation And Internet laws are unconstitutional, objecting to a government agency being able to cut off internet access without a court hearing.…

Fifteen organisations including the Musicians Union and BPI have called on government to tackle online piracy in an open letter ahead of the Digital Britain report, warning of job losses.…