Buffett sues again over trademark infringement
Jimmy Buffett has filed a new lawsuit in Texas against Robert Akard, accusing him of selling trademarked merchandise through a website after a previous Nevada order failed to stop him.…
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Arvizo mother pleads no contest over benefit fraud
Janet Arvizo, mother of Michael Jackson's accuser Gavin Arvizo, has pleaded no contest to benefit fraud and been ordered to perform community service and repay money.…
Procol Harum head to court in royalties dispute
Former Procol Harum keyboardist Matthew Fisher is claiming royalties on 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale', arguing he wrote its organ melody, a claim Gary Brooker and Keith Reid dispute.…
Russian WTO agreement includes copyright commitments
Russia has agreed terms with US Trade Representative Susan Schwab on intellectual property issues, with the RIAA involved, clearing the way for WTO membership talks.…
Rapper Juvenile wins lawsuit
A jury has ruled that New Orleans rapper Juvenile is not responsible for injuries to an off-duty policewoman hurt in a 1999 mall brawl; her lawyer Fred Abbott says he will appeal.…
Jay-Z sued over sample
Publisher Bridgeport Music is suing Jay-Z, alleging that his 2003 track 'Justify My Thug' uses samples of its copyrighted music without permission.…
Australian report accuses record companies of exaggerating piracy figures
A draft Australian Institute of Criminology report accuses the music and software industries of exaggerating piracy figures, though the Institute says its final version may be less sweeping.…
Liverpool licence goes to EMAP talk station
OfCom has awarded the new Liverpool FM licence to EMAP's talk station City Talk, EMAP's third station on Merseyside after Radio City and Magic AM.…
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.…
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.…