Yayo gets community service over Rosemond Junior run-in
G-Unit's Tony Yayo has been sentenced to ten days of community service after pleading guilty to harassing the teenage son of Czar Entertainment boss Jimmy Rosemond.…
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Clear Channel in multi-million pound settlement over Great White fire
Clear Channel's WHJY-FM may pay $22 million to settle claims over the 2003 Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, which killed 100 people.…
EU commissioner supports copyright term extension
EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy intends to propose extending the European sound recording copyright term from fifty to 95 years.…
Former Blue member Lee Ryan charged with assault
Former Blue member Lee Ryan has been charged with common assault after an incident with a taxi driver in Oxted on New Year's Eve.…
Music publishers set to sue MusicNet
The US National Music Publishers' Association is reportedly launching a class action against MusicNet, now MediaNet, over mechanical royalties.…
Britney: maybe a wedding, possible law
Councilman Dennis P Zine proposes LA 'Britney Law' safety zones around celebrities, with photographers needing licences, while rumours of a Britney wedding circulate.…
Isley Brother Ronald's appeal against jail term rejected
A US court has rejected Ronald Isley's appeal against a three-year jail term for tax fraud, ruling he must serve his sentence in full.…
Malawian minister supports Madonna's adoption bid
Malawi's Information Minister Patricia Kaliati says it would be wrong for Malawian courts to block Madonna's adoption of David Banda, citing her charity work.…
Yoko sues Lennon Murphy for using the name Lennon
Yoko Ono has issued legal papers claiming US singer Lennon Murphy's use of the name Lennon tarnishes John Lennon's name, with Murphy saying she registered it as a trademark in 2003.…
Macca Mills divorce goes to court: we all know nothing
Day one of the Paul McCartney and Heather Mills divorce hearing took place behind closed doors, with reports of a £10 million settlement proposal disputed.…
The Game jailed over basketball game gun incident
The Game has been jailed for 60 days after pleading no contest to a firearm charge over a dispute about a basketball game, and will serve probation and community service.…
Top Bit: the ISPs' turn in the P2P war
The government is reportedly preparing a green paper that could require ISPs to police file sharing, including a 'three strikes' system, which the BPI says it prefers to see agreed voluntarily.…