Concert promoters call for more touting regulations
The Concert Promoters Association wants new laws banning certain ticket resale methods, while Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has so far resisted legislating against resale for profit.…
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More RIAA nonsense
The RIAA has been ordered to pay $55,000 in legal fees to Deborah Foster after dropping a file-sharing case against her, a ruling some lawyers see as a precedent.…
Nutini hands back arts grant
Paolo Nutini's management has declined a £3,000 Scottish Arts Council grant for his SXSW trip after criticism, while the council will fund ten other acts.…
Grateful Dead widow sues over company and tape
Jerry Garcia's widow Deborah Koons Garcia is suing the estate's company to access unpublished Grateful Dead recordings, with a court date set for April.…
Urban and Urban in URL litigation
Australian country star Keith Urban is suing a New Jersey painter who shares his name over the keithurban.com domain, alleging trademark infringement.…
Glitter sentence cut
Gary Glitter's prison term in Vietnam has been cut by three months, but he will not be released immediately and is due out in August 2008.…
RIAA respond to Jobs' DRM essay
The RIAA has responded to Steve Jobs' call for DRM-free music, welcoming the offer to license Apple's Fairplay DRM while arguing interoperability problems lie with technology firms.…
Spector reaches settlement in assistant lawsuit
Phil Spector has settled a dispute with former assistant Michelle Blaine, who will reportedly pay him $900,000 and drop her harassment counter-claim.…
Apple boss calls on majors to drop DRM
Apple boss Steve Jobs has called on major record labels to sell music without DRM, a stance critics say may deflect consumer criticism of Apple's own proprietary system.…
Doherty picks up more charges
Pete Doherty has been formally charged with four offences relating to a driving incident last year, with a hearing at Thames Magistrates' Court on 13 February.…
Apple settle with Apple over the Apples
Apple Inc and Apple Corps have settled their long-running trademark dispute, with Apple Inc taking full control of the Apple name, a deal that may pave the way for Beatles content on iTunes.…
Lawsuits mount for Backstreet Boys creator
Bank Of America has launched two lawsuits against Lou Pearlman over defaulted loan and mortgage payments, totalling $130 million.…