Last.fm hit back at claims they handed user data to RIAA
Last.fm has denied a TechCrunch report that it handed user listening data to the RIAA, and the RIAA has confirmed it never asked for such data.…
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Independent adjudicator proposed to make New Zealand three strike system work
Content owners and New Zealand ISPs are close to agreeing how the three-strike file-sharing law would work, with an independent adjudicator proposed.…
Ingenious refute claims of the Trinity Two
Ingenious Media has rejected claims by former Trinity Street directors that its management caused the company's collapse, saying the firm was already in poor shape.…
Lutfi restraining order extended
A judge has extended the restraining order against Britney Spears' former manager Sam Lutfi, while Mel Gibson says he helped the singer.…
Rapper arrested at Miami restaurant
US rapper NORE has been arrested at a Fatburger restaurant in Miami Beach after a fight with another customer, and was later released.…
Ticketmaster change TicketsNow links policy post-Springsteen
Ticketmaster has agreed with the New Jersey Attorney General to stop linking to its resale site TicketsNow for at least a year, after criticism following Springsteen's complaint.…
Now Eircom agree to block The Pirate Bay
Irish ISP Eircom has agreed with IRMA to block access to The Pirate Bay and other sites aiding illegal file sharing, with IRMA pursuing rivals through the courts.…
More of the same: Pirate Bay trial update
Pirate Bay spokesman Peter Sunde testified on day five of the Stockholm trial, claiming limited knowledge of the operation and that most linked content was legitimate.…
More Rihanna/Brown stuff - Rihanna issues statement
Rihanna has issued a statement through her camp after a photo of her bruised face circulated, with mixed reactions and police investigating how it was leaked.…
Jamaica goes hardline with new music rules
Jamaica has banned explicit references to sex and violence from radio and TV, a move likely to affect dancehall and the daggering dance craze.…
The Killers countersue former manager
The Killers have countersued former manager Braden Merrick, accusing him of incompetence and of working for Island Def Jam without their knowledge, in response to his 2006 lawsuit.…
Mexican ISPs block off copyright infringing blogs
Mexican internet service providers have blocked 35 blogs at the request of anti-piracy body ACPM Mexico, the IFPI reports.…