CCC Club closed down
The Detroit after-hours venue CCC Club, where Proof and Keith Bender were shot, has been closed for a year and fined, with its co-owner declining to comment.…
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French Senate passes watered-down DRM law
The French Senate has amended new copyright law so that it includes few DRM restrictions, establishing a commission to assess interoperability, a change welcomed by IFPI.…
Universal reaches settlement with Spitzer over payola
Universal Music Group has become the third major to settle with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer over payola, agreeing to pay a $12 million charitable donation.…
BBC rely on staff audiences due to licensing problems
The BBC has asked staff to fill studio audiences on several shows after Hammersmith and Fulham Council found its recordings needed licences under new UK rules.…
West sued over hired Merc
Kanye West and his company Konman Entertainment have been sued by DCFS Trust for $53,747 over an allegedly unreturned leased Mercedes G500.…
Snoop Dogg flies to London, not with BA
Snoop Dogg attended a meeting with the Metropolitan Police at Heathrow over a brawl in the British Airways first class lounge, in which seven officers were injured.…
Great White manager gets four years over club fire
Daniel Biechele, former manager of Great White, has been jailed for four years after pleading guilty to 100 counts of manslaughter over the Rhode Island club fire.…
British Music Rights criticise digital companies over indifference to piracy
British Music Rights has published a report urging digital, mobile and hardware companies to play a more proactive role in combating online music piracy.…
Downloaders protest against French copyright changes
Around 300 protesters gathered in Paris to oppose French copyright proposals, including automatic file-sharing fines and concessions to DRM firms, which they argue favour Apple and Microsoft.…
Apple win while Apple lose in Apple v Apple
A UK judge has ruled Apple Computers can use the Apple name for iTunes, though Apple Corps will appeal and Apple Computers must pay its rival's legal bill.…
Knight testifies in federal bankruptcy court
Suge Knight testified at a federal bankruptcy hearing that Death Row Records struggled after his 1996 jailing, as he seeks to avoid a $107 million payment to Lydia Harris.…
French Senate likely to water down DRM laws
French senators are expected to amend copyright legislation to make it friendlier to technology firms, watering down proposals forcing DRM interoperability.…