C4 boss has concerns over Sky's ITV shares purchase
Channel 4 chief Andy Duncan has voiced concerns about BSkyB's 17.9% stake in ITV, while Richard Branson has asked the Office Of Fair Trading to investigate.…
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Italian industry groups back internet café anti-piracy raids
Seven people were arrested and 462 computers seized in raids on eight Italian internet cafés allegedly used to distribute copyrighted music, films and software.…
Madonna adoption ruling postponed
The Malawian High Court has postponed its ruling on whether human rights groups can challenge Madonna's adoption of David Banda, with a decision expected next week.…
Another Doherty arrest, shocker
Pete Doherty and two other men were arrested after police saw his Jaguar being driven erratically, and all three have been bailed while substances are analysed.…
Baidu win latest label lawsuit
Chinese search engine Baidu.com has won the latest stage of its legal fight with record labels over MP3 search links, overturning an earlier EMI ruling.…
Universal sue MySpace
Universal Music Group has sued MySpace and its parent News Corp, claiming the site enables copyright infringement, which MySpace calls unnecessary and meritless.…
Branson makes official complaint over Sky's ITV share purchase
Richard Branson has asked the Office Of Fair Trading to intervene after BSkyB bought a 17.9% stake in ITV, which he says is designed to block NTL's merger.…
BPI welcome guilty verdicts for English counterfeiters
The BPI has welcomed guilty verdicts against three County Durham counterfeiters, and a seizure of 200,000 pirated Bollywood CDs and DVDs in West London.…
The Game is not an undercover cop, shocker
The Game, real name Jayceon Taylor, has been arrested in New York for allegedly posing as an undercover police officer, a charge his lawyer disputes.…
Buena Vista song rights case closes
A six-year London court battle between Peer International and Cuba's Editora Musical de Cuba over Buena Vista-era song rights has ended with a ruling that Peer may still own some songs.…
Bono gets his hat back
U2 have won their appeal against former stylist Lola Cashman, who must return items including Bono's Stetson hat, which she claimed Bono gave her in 1987.…
OfCom plan to further cut radio ownership rules
Media regulator OfCom is considering further deregulating radio ownership rules so commercial stations can compete with the BBC; RadioCentre's Lisa Kerr welcomed the move.…