eBay want rights holders to help it battle bootleggers
eBay has launched a 'Fighting Fakes With eBay' campaign to promote its VeRO programme, which lets rights owners alert the site to infringing sales of pirated CDs and DVDs.…
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TPB trial mentioned hip hop group release album by BitTorrent
Swedish hip hop group Advance Patrol have objected to being named in the Pirate Bay trial and released their new album through a BitTorrent stream, after Max Peezay did something similar.…
EMI may go legal over Stone contract
EMI is reportedly preparing legal action against Joss Stone over her contract and the delayed album 'Colour Me Free', which she may be trying to buy out of.…
Brandy settles one of her car crash lawsuits
Brandy has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the children of a woman killed in a 2006 LA freeway crash, reportedly paying $300,000, while other lawsuits remain ongoing.…
Fiddy in court over property valuation dispute
50 Cent testified in his lawsuit against engineering firm BVH Integrated Services, which he claims underestimated the repairs needed on a Connecticut mansion he bought.…
Lauper sued over cancelled tour
German promoter Moderne Welt is suing Cyndi Lauper for $800,000 after she cancelled seven German dates citing film and television commitments.…
Spector jailed for 19 years
Phil Spector has been sentenced to at least 19 years in prison for the 2003 murder of Lana Clarkson, and his lawyers say he will appeal.…
Ticket reseller says German ruling not significant
Ventic's parent company Smartfox Media says a German court ruling against reselling Depeche Mode tickets is narrower than the promoter claimed.…
Love says Amex debts relate to fraud claims
Courtney Love says debts owed to American Express relate to fraudulent charges, and her lawyer says the company's security was lax.…
People file-share, they shouldn't really, but they do
A government-linked report estimates £12 billion of copyrighted material is accessed illegally each year, though its methodology rests on many assumptions.…
Pirate Bay lawyer discusses appeal
Pirate Bay lawyer Per Samuelsson discusses the appeal, which argues the judge was biased due to his membership of copyright associations, and calls for a mistrial.…
Courtney Love sued by American Express
American Express is suing Courtney Love for an unpaid credit card bill of over $350,000, which she may dispute, having previously blamed Ryan Adams for the charges.…