Entries in 'Copyright Infringement' (38)
Five Grooveshark employees agree individual settlements in major label lawsuit
In an ongoing lawsuit with a number of major record labels, four of Grooveshark's former employees, plus another still at ...
BPI prepares new action against torrent sites... and Grooveshark
The BPI is readying a new effort to block the domains of websites thought to be infringing music copyrights, with ...
Justin Bieber sued for copyright infringement
Justin Bieber is being sued for copyright infringement over 2010 track Somebody To Love.
Congress set for 'comprehensive' review of US copyright law
Congress is to carry out a ‘comprehensive review’ on US copyright law in order to determine “whether current laws are ...
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More music pirated than TV, film and games combined - new Ofcom report
Ofcom has published a new report tracking online copyright infringement during Q3 2012, with music seeing far higher volumes of ...
BPI takes down 10 millionth illegal Google listing
The BPI has now removed more than 10 million search results from Google that direct consumers to illegal copies of ...
US ISPs launch six-strike system
Leading ISPs in the US have launched the Copyright Alert System with a five or six strike rule for copyright ...
Tech trade body is 'attacking' songwriters - NMPA
The National Music Publishers’ Association has hit back at tech trade body the Consumer Electronics Association for an 'attack on ...
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Pirate Party 'not giving up' after BPI legal action
The UK Pirate Party “insists it will continue to fight for digital rights despite being threatened with legal action by ...
UK Pirate Party shuts Pirate Bay proxy after BPI legal threat
BPI has received signed confirmations from Pirate Party UK executives that they will remove proxy access from their website to ...
UK Music adds support for Cable's new IP protection plans
UK Music has welcomedBusiness Secretary Vince Cable’s new plans to have the Intellectual Property Office more involved in the combat ...
BPI welcomes Cable's new IP protection plans
The BPI has welcomed Business Secretary Vince Cable’s announcement of new plans to have the Intellectual Property Office more involved ...
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Vince Cable sets out new IP protection measures
Business Secretary Vince Cable has set out new plans to help protect intellectual property including new measures to directly combat ...
France's anti-piracy Hadopi law under fire in commission report
France’s anti-piracy, graduated response law has come under fire in a report from the country’s Ministry of Culture.
Labels seek Pirate Bay injunction against Ireland ISPs
EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner Music are seeking an injunction against four Ireland ISPs including UPC and Vodafone to block ...
vKontakte found guilty of unlicensed music distribution
The IFPI has welcomed the final court ruling ruling that social network vKontakte is guilty of distributing unlicensed music on ...
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7digital rallies music industry following $10m cash injection Gated Content
UK-based digital music service 7digital is relishing the opportunity to plunge $10m (£6.2m) worth of new investment into further growth, ...
Indian Music Industry petitions for strict takedown powers in piracy battle
The Indian Music Industry has filed a petition in support of India's IT Rules, which allow content to be taken down within 36 ...
China set for paid music sea change - report
A number of major Chinese websites currently offering musical content for free are planning to set up pay systems early ...
France's Hadopi hit by €2m budget cut
France’s Hadopi commission, tasked with enforcing the country’s anti-piracy regime, has had its budget cut by €2 million.
IFPI urges fresh approach to IP in Russia
The IFPI has urged Russia to change its approach to intellectual property – focusing on government action and the behavior ...
Online Copyright Alert System set for US within weeks
Copyright alert notifications from US ISPs will start to pop up on peer-to-peer networks within the coming weeks.
Megaupload re-launch will be 'almost immune to shutdown'
Kim Dotcom and business partner Mathias Ortmann say Megaupload’s latest incarnation 'Mega' will be ultra secure and almost immune to ...
Who's going to pay for anti-piracy letters? Gated Content
British copyright holders are already facing a bill in excess of £16m to get so-called ‘three strikes’ anti-piracy letters off ...
The Pirate Bay goes cloud-based to dodge police raids
The Pirate Bay has moved its entire operation to the cloud, which it says will make its day-to-day running cheaper, ...
