MySpace to use Gracenote to block unlicensed music
MySpace has agreed a deal with Gracenote to monitor uploaded recordings against a copyright database and block unlicensed content.…
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Think tank backs fair use and opposes copyright extension
The IPPR calls for a private right to copy in UK law and opposes extending recorded copyright, in a report ahead of the government's Gower Review.…
Malawian rights groups get extension in Madonna case
A Malawian court has adjourned the hearing of rights groups' challenge to Madonna's adoption until 13 November, despite the baby's father opposing it.…
Snoop Dogg in more trouble after car search
Snoop Dogg has been arrested after police found cannabis and a gun in his car at Bob Hope airport, and has paid bail ahead of a 12 December court date.…
Proof shooter released from prison
Mario Etheridge, who fatally wounded Detroit rapper Proof, has been released after serving a little over six months in prison.…
US judge rules 50 Cent did not steal birthday line
US District Judge Paul C Huck has dismissed a case claiming 50 Cent's 'In Da Club' lifted a line from Luther Campbell's 'It's Your Birthday'.…
Hendrix family threaten lawsuit over sale of songs
Experience Hendrix says it owns the rights to songs such as 'Purple Haze' sold at a $15 million auction and will challenge the sale in court.…
Danish courts add to allofmp3.com woes
A Danish court has ordered ISP Tele2 to block access to allofmp3.com, a potentially precedent-setting ruling in a case brought by the Danish IFPI branch.…
Court criticises Hummer Winblad over deleted Napster emails
A federal judge found Hummer Winblad guilty of gross negligence over a 2000 instruction to destroy Napster emails, which could be used against it in the case.…
Man says he wrote Green Day's American Idiot
Oregon man Paul McPike has filed a lawsuit claiming he wrote the songs on Green Day's American Idiot, but a judge has ruled his evidence insufficient.…
Ofcom to allow whole channel sponsorship
Media regulator Ofcom will amend its broadcasting code to allow brands to sponsor whole TV channels or radio stations, subject to editorial control and transparency.…
Heather Mills to sue three papers over divorce coverage
Heather Mills McCartney plans to sue the Evening Standard, Daily Mail and The Sun over claims in their divorce coverage she calls false and damaging.…