Townshend criticised over sex story
Pete Townshend removed a fictional story about two sixteen-year-olds from his website after complaints from children's charities.…
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Seal ordered to pay former manager royalties cut
Seal has been ordered to pay former manager John Wadlow £500,000 as a preliminary commission on royalties from his first two albums.…
GCap extend limited ads policy to Planet Rock
GCap Media will extend its two-ads-in-a-row limit from Capital Radio to national digital station Planet Rock, citing Ipsos research showing a 38% rise in advertising effectiveness.…
Songwriter sues Foxx
Country songwriter Michael A Johnson has sued Jamie Foxx in Detroit, claiming Foxx's 'Heaven' is a reworking of his song 'One Of God's Angels Went AWOL'.…
DMX in trouble again
DMX, real name Earl Simmons, was stopped and cited for carrying a concealed handgun outside a Scottsdale club, and faces a court date in New York on 21 July.…
French politicians expected to pass more Apple-friendly laws
French lawmakers are expected to pass a compromise that will not force Apple to share its DRM technology, leaving it to artists and rights holders to decide.…
Chinese website ordered to compensate over unlicensed ringtones
Beijing court orders portal China.com to pay 50,000 yuan to R2G after it sold 18 unlicensed ringtones of Jay Chou's music.…
UK report says IP crime on the rise
A government report says international intellectual property crime is rising, but new UK measures are making it harder for pirates, with 500,000 intelligence reports filed in nine months.…
Gordon Brown funds £12 million cultural leadership scheme
Gordon Brown is funding a £12 million scheme to promote leadership in the cultural sector, which Tessa Jowell launched and which EMI's Eric Nicoli has backed.…
Biggie lawsuit postponed
A US judge has postponed the wrongful death retrial brought by the family of Notorious BIG against Los Angeles to 16 January, giving lawyers more time for evidence.…
EMAP accept record fine
Kiss FM owner EMAP has accepted a record £175,000 fine from OfCom over prank calls and inappropriate material on its former breakfast show.…
Michael Jackson's finances to be scrutinised in court over Marc Schaffel suit
Former Jackson associate Marc Schaffel is suing the singer over alleged unpaid loans, fees and royalties, with the case due in court on 26 June and Jackson likely to appear on video.…