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BPI settles with CD-Wow shareholder but continues lawsuit against company

The BPI has reached a settlement with CD-Wow shareholder Philip Robinson, who will pay £50,000 in legal costs, but will continue its action against the company itself.…

CMU Editorial • 21 Feb 2007

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Live industry urges Ofcom to protect radio mic spectrum

Live entertainment representatives are asking Ofcom to protect the radio spectrum used for radio mics, which may be auctioned off in 2012, a move they say threatens the UK economy.…

CMU Editorial • 21 Feb 2007

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Razorlight and other music stars back new Ban The Bomb campaign

Fifty British artists, including Razorlight, Snow Patrol and Thom Yorke, have signed a CND statement opposing plans to modernise the UK's nuclear weapons ahead of a London demo.…

CMU Editorial • 21 Feb 2007

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NUJ and BIPA oppose BBC's online ads proposals

The NUJ and BIPA want the BBC Trust to block plans for adverts on the Beeb's overseas websites, arguing it could lead to wider commercialisation.…

CMU Editorial • 20 Feb 2007

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UK record industry returns to court over CD-Wow

The UK record industry has launched a new lawsuit alleging CD-Wow breached a 2004 commitment to buy only from EU-based suppliers, after CDs sourced from Hong Kong were found.…

CMU Editorial • 20 Feb 2007

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Beatles company sues over lost photos

EMI and Apple Corps are reportedly suing Crystal Systems for £700,000 after a cleaner destroyed a box of Beatles photographs in 2001.…

CMU Editorial • 19 Feb 2007

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Drugs gang who raided Girl Aloud house found guilty

All those charged over a drugs gang that raided Nadine Coyle's London home have been found guilty, with sentencing due later this month.…

CMU Editorial • 19 Feb 2007

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Ono driver admits theft

Yoko Ono's former driver Koral Karson has pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny in a plea deal, and may face deportation.…

CMU Editorial • 19 Feb 2007

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Foxy Brown arrested over beauty shop fracas

Rapper Foxy Brown has been arrested in Florida after a reported altercation with a beauty shop owner, and could face a year in prison.…

CMU Editorial • 19 Feb 2007

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Spector trial will be televised

Judge Larry Paul Fidler has allowed TV cameras into the Phil Spector murder trial, due to start on 19 March, warning he may remove them if coverage is irresponsible.…

CMU Editorial • 19 Feb 2007

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LA body says city losing $5.2 billion to piracy

A Los Angeles report estimates piracy costs local companies $5.2 billion a year, prompting a new inter-governmental anti-counterfeit task force.…

CMU Editorial • 19 Feb 2007

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Canadian industry pushed for iPod tax again

The Canada Private Copyright Collective is again pushing for a levy on digital music players, proposing tiered charges based on device capacity.…

CMU Editorial • 16 Feb 2007