Cherry Lane join YouTube litigation
Cherry Lane Music Publishing is joining a class action against YouTube and Google over alleged copyright infringement, which Google disputes under US law.…
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UKRD chief criticises Ofcom again
UKRD CEO William Rogers says Ofcom has no sense of urgency in adapting radio regulation to market changes, which hits smaller local operators hardest.…
PPL chief pledges to continue copyright extension campaign
PPL chief Fran Nevrkla vowed at the AGM to keep campaigning for a longer UK recording copyright term, and to lobby the incoming Prime Minister.…
Last.fm founders face lawsuit from fellow founder
Music Week reports that Thomas Willomitzer, an original Last.fm architect, is planning legal action against the owners over the $280 million CBS takeover.…
Spector trial: gun and crime scene evidence described
Detective Mark Lillienfeld told the court about the gun that killed Lana Clarkson and other weapons and items found at Phil Spector's home in 2003.…
The Game could face five years over basketball gun incident
Rapper The Game, real name Jayceon Taylor, faces charges of making a criminal threat and possessing a firearm near a school, which could bring five years in prison.…
The diary stays closed: Spector trial update
Judge Larry Fidler has ruled Lana Clarkson's diary cannot be shown to the jury in the Phil Spector trial, though the defence may present her emails.…
OfCom say Brand's Brit gags were ok, just
Regulator OfCom has cleared ITV over Russell Brand's Brit Awards jokes, saying they were on the edge of acceptability but breached no broadcasting rules, despite over 260 complaints.…
Live Earth stunt vetoed by National Grid
The National Grid has vetoed a plan to switch off lights across the UK during Al Gore's Live Earth gig at Wembley, citing the risk of disrupting power supplies.…
Tribute band laws reach Nevada
Nevada has introduced rules requiring tribute acts to label themselves as such unless a member once performed in the original act, a change campaigners including Mary Wilson have pushed for.…
IFPI call on EU to partner on US's WTO piracy case against China
The IFPI has urged the EU to join the US's WTO case against China, after European Commission figures showed 93% of seized pirate CDs and DVDs came from China.…
BBC Trust approve move north
The BBC Trust has approved plans to move five divisions, including Radio Five Live, to a new media centre in Salford by 2011, with Peer Holdings developing the site.…