Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger charged with drink driving
Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger has been charged with impaired driving over an incident in Surrey, British Columbia, on 22 Jun, and will appear in court on 25 Aug.…
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RIAA sues another 108 file sharers in Rhode Island
The RIAA has sued another 108 music fans in Rhode Island over alleged illegal file sharing, after losing two high-profile download lawsuits earlier this year.…
Jimi Hendrix's brother loses will contest appeal
The Washington Court of Appeals has upheld the rejection of Leon Hendrix's challenge to the will of their father Al Hendrix, which left half the estate to adopted daughter Janie.…
James Brown sues David Pullman over bond dealings
James Brown is suing banker David Pullman, who arranged copyright bonds for him similar to David Bowie's, claiming Pullman failed to make funds available when needed.…
Film stole our character, say Steely Dan
Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen claim Owen Wilson's film 'You, Me And Dupree' lifts a character from their song 'Cousin Dupree', and have written an open letter.…
Jacko jet-filmer jailed
Executive Aviation boss Arvel Jett Reeves has been jailed for eight months, with six months in a halfway house, for installing hidden cameras on a jet hired by Michael Jackson.…
Beyonce and mother facing lawsuit
Beyonce Knowles and her mother Tina are being sued for $1.5 million by former colleague Greg Walker, who claims he received only $25,000 of a $15 million House Of Dereon deal.…
IMPALA call for Sony and BMG to demerge
IMPALA says SonyBMG must be demerged following the European court ruling that the Commission should not have approved the 2004 merger, and says BMG Music Publishing's sale should not proceed.…
Village People cop reaches plea deal over drugs charges
Former Village People member Victor Willis has reached a plea deal to plead no contest to cocaine possession, with a sentence of up to two years or likely six months plus rehab.…
UK enquirer apologises over Britney divorce story
The National Enquirer's UK edition has apologised to Britney Spears over reports she was divorcing Kevin Federline, after she sued through the English courts.…
Indie journalist's YouTube lawsuit to test US copyright law
US journalist Robert Tur has sued YouTube for $150,000 per upload over unauthorised distribution of his Reginald Denny beating footage, testing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.…
C4 concerned about GCap's digital advantage
Channel 4 says GCap could use its Digital One multiplex to launch profitable formats before a second national digital radio multiplex is awarded.…