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EU Commission: Piracy doesn't hurt music sales, may even help
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Although music labels remain adamant about piracy's harm to sales, illegal filesharing sites may actually boost industry revenue according to a report from the European Commission's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies. After studying the browsing habits of...
RIAA report bashes Google's anti-piracy efforts as ineffective
- A new report issued by the RIAA lambasts Google's piracy-curbing efforts, claiming the search giant's promise to demote unsavory file sharing sites several months ago has shown "no demonstrable impact" on the demotion or removal of links to well-known copyright…
Six-strike anti-piracy warning system delayed until 2013
- The "six-strike" warning system that aims to curb illegal downloads in the U.S. has been postponed until early 2013. Previously scheduled to go live this week, the Center for Copyright Information has now announced that ISPs are not ready to…
AT&T to launch six-strike anti-piracy plan Nov 28, leak shows
- Leaked internal training documents indicate AT&T is gearing up to launch a six-strike anti-piracy initiative on November 28. This may not prove to be much of a surprise for readers who caught headlines earlier this year regarding an impending graduated response supposedly…
$220,000 award upheld in RIAA v. Jammie Thomas-Rasset lawsuit
- Yes, Jammie Thomas-Rasset is still embroiled in a legal battle against the Record Industry Association of America -- and yes, the infamous P2P file-sharer from Minnesota is still on the losing side. It appears the most recent verdict totaling $220,000…
Should you be able to sell digital music you legally purchased?
- Normally when you purchase a physical good like a vehicle, clothing or even computer components, you have every right to resell that item when you no longer have a use for it. If the same laws also apply to creative…
Streaming music rakes in revenue, not hurting digital downloads
- Warner Music Group, a major player in the music industry who's labels include the likes of Atlantic, Elektra, Warner Bros., Reprise and East West, has released their fiscal third quarter results. The results? For the first time ever, online music streaming…
TPB fines to be used to fight more piracy cases, not refund artists
- After a lengthy legal battle, last February the founders of The Pirate Bay were ordered by the Swedish Supreme Court to pay $675,000 to music labels in order to compensate artists who lost out on royalties due to piracy. Except…
RIAA: ISPs to implement anti-piracy measures by July 12
- Internet service providers are set to launch a new anti-piracy scheme this summer designed to alert and eventually punish suspected copyright infringers. The new policy was unveiled last year when top ISPs including Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon…
Movie studios eyeing compensation from LimeWire after RIAA judgement
- Six major movie and TV companies are among the latest to sue the once popular peer-to-peer file sharing service LimeWire. The suit comes less than a year after founder Mark Gorton agreed to pay the Recording Industry Association of America…
Torrent search engine BTJunkie voluntarily shuts down
- BTJunkie, one of the top five BitTorrent search engines, has decided to close its doors voluntarily after 7 years in operation. The move comes amid growing pressure from authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere, who recently took legal action against…
Anonymous goes on DDoS rampage after MegaUpload shutdown
- The loosely knit online hacker collective went on the rampage yesterday afternoon after news broke that several Megaupload.com staff members had been arrested, including its founder Kim Dotcom. They are accused of online piracy and the popular file sharing service…
Grooveshark sued, Spotify limits free music to 10 hours per month
- Grooveshark has been the target of litigious music companies for years, most notably being sued by the three largest record label groups in the world. Supposed partner and fourth largest record label group, EMI, now has the company in its…
BitTorrent downloads linked to RIAA and DHS
- The recent launch of www.youhavedownloaded.com has been attracting an ever-increasing audience as internet users scramble to see what publicly available data is stored against IP addresses they use. For those guilty of piracy the site offers a disturbing insight into…
Weekend tech reading: SOPA hearing resumes next week, not in 2012
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The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will continue its hearing on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) on Wednesday, not until after Congress' holiday break, as originally believed.
Weekend reading: Two SOPA drafters become entertainment lobbyists
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Two high level Congressional staffers who have been instrumental in creating or moving forward both PROTECT IP (PIPA) and SOPA have left their jobs on Capitol Hill and taken jobs with two of the biggest entertainment industry lobbyists, who are working very hard to convince Congress...
RIAA appeals Jammie Thomas-Rasset's damage reduction
- Last November, a jury ordered Jammie Thomas-Rasset to pay the RIAA $1.5 million for downloading 24 songs -- $62,500 per track. The dispute reached a short-lived conclusion a month ago after judge Michael Davis slashed the award to $54,000, calling…
Major ISPs, recording industry unveil six-strike anti-piracy system
- As accurately reported by CNET two weeks ago, several major US Web providers have effectively agreed to become the recording industry's personal Internet Stasi. Top ISPs, including Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon will voluntarily collaborate with copyright groups…
Major US ISPs joining RIAA, MPAA to punish pirates
- Several top US Internet service providers are collaborating with the entertainment industry to clamp down on piracy, according to a CNET report. After years of being hounded by groups such as the MPAA and RIAA, Internet gatekeepers including AT&T, Comcast…
RIAA hunts for creator of LimeWire Pirate Edition
- The RIAA, a trade group for the major recording labels in the US, is unhappy with the launch of LimeWire Pirate Edition (LPE). LPE was created by an anonymous team that decided to resurrect the Gnutella-based file-sharing client after its…
RIAA, NAB want mandatory FM radio in mobile electronics
- Music labels and broadcasters have been at odds for years over whether the FM radio industry should pay performance rights to artists and labels when a song is played on air. Unlike Internet and satellite services, FM radio only pays…
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