World adopts different DAB format to UK
The World DAB Forum has adopted AAC+ as its standard for digital radio, but the UK will stick with MP2, as UK DAB receivers would not be able to pick up AAC+ broadcasts.…
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IFPI respond to European piracy rulings
The IFPI welcomed a Finnish ruling giving a Swedish man a suspended sentence for selling pirated karaoke records, while disagreeing with a Spanish ruling on CD-R copies.…
Doherty fined for assault
Pete Doherty has been fined £750 and ordered to pay £250 compensation plus £200 costs for kicking a microphone out of a BBC reporter's hand outside court.…
Prosecutors drop G-Unit weapons charges
Prosecutors have dropped gun possession charges against G-Unit rappers Young Buck and Lloyd Banks, after investigators determined they were not in possession of weapons when arrested in 2005.…
Britney Spears files for divorce from Kevin Federline
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, with Spears seeking custody of their two children, and a US judge has dismissed the couple's case against Us Weekly.…
Snoop Dogg charged with weapons possession
Snoop Dogg has been charged with possessing a deadly weapon over a police baton found in his laptop bag at John Wayne Airport, and was also involved in a bar incident with a Danish prince.…
UK singles chart to count all digital sales from 2007
From the start of 2007 the UK singles chart will count all digital sales, even without a physical release, a change TuneTribe's Ronnie Traynor welcomed.…
Spanish judge refuses to punish file sharer
A Spanish judge ruled a 48-year-old man cannot be prosecuted for sharing music online without profit, prompting Promusicae to pledge an appeal.…
RIAA to pursue Patricia Santangelo's children over file sharing
The RIAA is pursuing legal action against the children of Patricia Santangelo, aged 20 and 16, over alleged file sharing from her IP address.…
Police officers sue The Game for defamation
Five police officers who arrested rapper The Game in 2005 have filed a defamation suit over his TV comments and a video of the incident, each seeking over $10,000.…
Victory sue EMI over Hawthorne Heights dispute
Victory Records has sued EMI and Virgin US, alleging they induced Hawthorne Heights to break their contract, seeking $20 million in damages.…
MPs back campaign against Jersey VAT loophole on CD sales
Sixty MPs have signed an early day motion calling for action on a VAT loophole that lets mail order CD sellers based in Jersey undercut UK independent shops.…