Congress get serious over TV obscenities
US Congress is set to pass measures raising fines for on-air indecency to $500,000 per incident, with the backing of the FCC.…
Music industry legal news coverage
Our round up of legal battles, courtroom drama, copyright disputes and everything else.
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What will Gotti trial mean for Universal and Def Jam?
Speculation in the US suggests Murder Inc boss Irv Gotti's arrest could affect parent companies Def Jam and Universal Music Group, though neither is named in the indictment.…
Sue secret revealing website
Apple is reportedly suing Nicholas Ciarelli, the Harvard student who runs the Think Secret website that leaked its product plans.…
Star sued over VH1 doc
Georgeann Walsh Ward is suing Gene Simmons, VH1 and owner Viacom for defamation and invasion of privacy over a documentary featuring her photo.…
Sticky situations
Councils used Anti-social Behaviour Orders against flyposting, and street marketing firm Diabolical Liberties fought the move in court, with the case continuing into 2005.…
The kids are still downloading
A review of 2004 notes the RIAA's continuing lawsuits against file sharers, with mixed evidence on whether they have reduced P2P use.…
Microsoft told to unbundle their player
The European courts have ruled Microsoft must unbundle Windows Media Player from Windows immediately, though Microsoft is expected to appeal.…
Morrison gets OK to release new album
The High Court has overturned an injunction, allowing Mark Morrison's album Innocent Man to be sold, after footballer Kevin Campbell's label sought to block it.…
Fiddy says 'not my fault' over snapper bust up
50 Cent has told court he did not instruct the bodyguards accused of attacking photographer James Alcorn, who is suing for $21 million.…
Snoop Dogg sues woman for extortion
Snoop Dogg is suing a woman who allegedly threatened to sell claims about an assault at his gig unless he paid her $5 million.…
Young Buck formally charged over Vibe stabbing
G-Unit member Young Buck has been formally charged with assault with a deadly weapon over a stabbing at the Vibe Awards, facing up to eight years if convicted.…
Jacko trial to go ahead
Judge Rodney Melville has refused Michael Jackson's bid to dismiss or delay his child abuse trial, which starts on 31 January, and Deborah Rowe has begun access proceedings.…