Music industry legal news coverage

The Musicians Union denies backing the Migrant Advisory Committee's inclusion of classical musicians on a UK skills shortage list, saying there is no shortage of orchestral players.…

The US has placed Canada on its priority watch list of intellectual property offenders over weak copyright laws, a move the Canadian Recording Industry Association calls embarrassing.…

The French government has reintroduced its three-strike copyright proposals to parliament after the Assembly's earlier rejection, with President Sarkozy aiming for passage by 14 May.…

The RIAA has settled its long-running lawsuit against Patricia Santangelo for seven thousand dollars, ending one of the highest profile file-sharing cases.…

Taiwan has passed a copyright revision introducing a three-strike system, in which repeat infringers risk having their internet access restricted.…