Doherty charged again
Pete Doherty has been charged with possessing heroin, crack, morphine and cannabis after his arrest in East London on 4 December.…
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50 Cent sued over birthday lyrics
Luther Campbell of 2 Live Crew has sued 50 Cent over the line 'go Shorty, it's your birthday' in 'In Da Club', which he says copies his 1994 track.…
Dynamite not going to prison
Ms Dynamite has been ordered to complete sixty hours of community service rather than face prison after assaulting a police officer outside a London club.…
Waits wins Spanish court case over ad impersonations
Tom Waits has won a Spanish appeal court case over a car advert using an impersonator to sing his song, with compensation of several thousand euros.…
Clarkson backs down over Idol song rights
Kelly Clarkson has agreed to let American Idol contestants sing her songs, after her label SonyBMG initially refused permission.…
PPL announce new webcasting licences
PPL plans new licences for internet radio stations offering archive programming, customised services or limited interactive services, which could not previously be licensed.…
Rape case against Hallyday dropped
French magistrates have dropped rape allegations against Johnny Hallyday due to lack of evidence, after his accuser admitted asking doctors to backdate medical certificates.…
Gary Glitter trial date looms
Vietnamese court official Ta Quoc Viet has confirmed Gary Glitter will go on trial in the second half of February on charges of committing obscene acts with young girls.…
UK music minister to attend MIDEM
Minister for Creative Industries James Purnell will attend MIDEM next Monday to visit the British Music village and host a reception with an acoustic set from Nizlopi.…
Trouble at The Source?
The co-owners of The Source magazine have obtained a temporary restraining order against the board of The Source Entertainment Inc, which seeks to oust them.…
Singapore industry makes anti-P2P arrests
Two suspected file-sharers in Singapore have been arrested for illegal track distribution following work between the RIAS and the Intellectual Property Rights Branch.…
French government redrafting anti-P2P legislation
The French government is redrafting its copyright bill after parliament amended it to effectively legalise P2P, adding consumer private-copy rights and graduated warnings.…