The new issue of Music Week is out now, and our coverstars are Martin Bandier, Guy Moot and Brian Monaco of publishing powerhouse Sony/ATV.
Reporting from the company’s New ...
By Sophie Nevrkla
A new study by PRS for Music and the IPO has discovered that stream-ripping is the most prevalent form of music piracy in the UK, accounting for ...
David Wood, former head of anti-piracy at the BPI and board member of PIPCU (Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit), is currently under police investigation.
Earlier today, TorrentFreak reported that the ...
A "world-first" agreement has been struck between representatives of rights-holders and major search engines, which aims to reduce the availability of unauthorised online content in the UK.
The agreement sees the ...
A Liverpool man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for illegally distributing music online.
On Friday, October 7 at Liverpool Crown Court, the man pleaded guilty to illegally ...
Sting receives BMI Icon Award
Sting picked up the Icon Award at the BMI Awards in London last night. The former Police singer performed solo acoustic versions of three songs ...
Stream ripping site faces legal action from labels
The music industry has taken its first legal action against what is described as “the world’s largest site dedicated to offering illegally ...
The Music Publishers Association (MPA) has become the seventh partner to join Operation Creative, an initiative designed to disrupt and prevent websites from providing unauthorised access to copyrighted content.
Operation ...
Finding The Female Headliner showcase relaunched as ROAR
Finding the Female Headliner (FTFH) is being rebranded as ROAR, with four UK dates announced for September. FTFH was a monthly showcase ...
When is $2 billion not enough? When it’s coming from Google, according to leading music business trade bodies the IFPI and BPI.
This morning Google announced its YouTube Content ID ...
