Warner sue Imeem
Warner Music has sued social network Imeem, alleging it facilitates copyright infringement and has failed to introduce adequate filtering.…
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I think I killed somebody: Spector trial update
Phil Spector's former chauffeur Adriano DeSouza testified that the producer told him 'I think I killed somebody' after Lana Clarkson was shot.…
New campaign hopes to stigmatise piracy in UK
A multi-million pound UK campaign featuring a character called Knock-off Nigel will aim to stigmatise copyright piracy over three years.…
MP makes demands for Eurovision change
Lib Dem MP Richard Younger-Ross has tabled an early day motion calling for the Eurovision voting system to change, citing neighbour voting.…
House of Commons committee backs copyright extension
The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has recommended extending the recording copyright term to at least 70 years, contradicting the Gowers Report.…
The Game arrest over basketball gun incident
The Game, real name Jayceon Taylor, is accused of pulling a gun during a park basketball game in February and has been released on $50,000 bail.…
Minister calls on eBay to stop auction of Big Weekend tickets
Creative Industries Minister Shaun Woodward has urged eBay to remove auctions of Radio 1 Big Weekend tickets, some selling for up to £400 a pair.…
MySpace say 'take down, stay down'
MySpace is introducing a 'take down, stay down' feature using Audible Magic fingerprinting to block re-uploads of videos removed for copyright reasons.…
Second bill supports US webcasters
Senators Ron Wyden and Sam Brownback have introduced an Internet Radio Equality Bill to block increased webcasting royalty rates set by the Copyright Royalty Board.…
Latin indie sues SonyBMG
Californian indie label Cintas Acuario has sued SonyBMG's US Latin division, alleging it continued distributing its recordings after a cease and desist request.…
Cribs single banned from daytime
Ofcom has ruled that the Cribs video for Men's Needs is too shocking for daytime and it will not be shown until after the 9pm watershed.…
Record label types meet with German chancellor
Music industry executives met German Chancellor Angela Merkel to lobby on piracy, ISP responsibility and CD-R copying, with IFPI's John Kennedy describing the meeting as positive.…