Gary Glitter abandons sex offenders appeal
Gary Glitter has withdrawn his appeal against an order to sign the sex offenders register, meaning he remains on it for life.…
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John Mortimer dies
Dramatist and author John Mortimer has died aged 85, and he was the QC who overturned the 1977 indecency case over the Sex Pistols album.…
Sharon Osbourne wins Sun libel case
The Sun has agreed to pay Sharon Osbourne undisclosed damages and legal costs and has apologised over its claim that she was driving her husband Ozzy to destruction.…
Call for C-Murder to be jailed before trial
Prosecutors in C-Murder's retrial have asked for him to be jailed after he broke house arrest rules twice, though the judge decided to warn him instead.…
RIAA music fan litigation to be webcast
Judge Nancy Gertner has agreed to let the RIAA v Joel Tenenbaum proceedings be webcast online, after Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson pressed for it.…
YouTube muting uncleared music in user-generated videos
YouTube has started muting user-generated videos that contain unlicensed music, mainly affecting samples of Warner Music catalogue amid a licensing dispute between the two.…
Rapper beaten and robbed in LA
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony rapper Bizzy Bone was beaten and robbed in Los Angeles, with one man charged with the assault and police seeking further suspects.…
Fielder-Civil files for divorce
Blake Fielder-Civil has begun divorce proceedings against Amy Winehouse on the grounds of her adultery, after 18 months of marriage.…
Country star sues green group
Merle Haggard has sued environmental group The Green Train, claiming it illegally used his name and forged his signature to raise money.…
Prince accuser talks about long running plagiarism case
Italian songwriters Bruno Bergonzi and Michele Vicino have spoken about their long-running case claiming Prince's 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World' plagiarises their song.…
Boy George forced to evict friend
Boy George must evict DJ Antony Marnoch, who is on bail awaiting trial on rape charges, after a judge ruled the arrangement unsuitable, with George himself awaiting sentencing.…
Sound Advice appointments
London law firm Sound Advice has hired former Sanctuary and Virgin Records business affairs executive Paul Kernick and publishing specialist Crispin Evans.…