Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Chris Heath
In Atlantic v. Howell, Judge Neil V. Wake denied the labels’ motion for summary judgment in a 17-page decision (PDF), allowing the suit to proceed to trial. The argument–that merely the act of making music files available for download constituted copyright infringement–has been the basis for the Recording Industry Association of America’s legal battle against [...]
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Posted on April 26th, 2008 by Chris Heath
Inside Tanya Andersen’s private war with the recording industry. Hint: She’s winning read more | digg story
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Posted on January 8th, 2008 by Chris Heath
A huge collection of 1970s music has turned up missing from the archives from the former Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation. Authorities say among the music that has “walked” from the archive are recordings by reggae legends Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. read more | digg story
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Posted on November 27th, 2007 by Chris Heath
A federal judge has ordered the RIAA to divulge its expenses it has incurred for each of the 38 songs cited in a copyright infringement lawsuit. Defendant Marie Lindor hopes to convince a judge that the damages sought by the RIAA are unconstitutionally excessive. read more | digg story
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Posted on October 31st, 2007 by Chris Heath
Radiohead have signed a deal with British indie label XL Recordings for the physical release of ‘In Rainbows’. read more | digg story
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Posted on October 30th, 2007 by Chris Heath
Great BitTorrent releasers are a comparatively rare breed and, up until last week, a huge collection of them were locked safely away in a fenced Pink Palace. Now, thanks to the IFPI, trackers around the world and greater numbers of people than ever before are starting to benefit from an influx of talented OiNK refugees. [...]
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Posted on October 27th, 2007 by Chris Heath
After reading a bit today about the OiNK situation I decided to follow some links. Apparently there’s a list out there of “what to use instead of oink”. read more | digg story
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Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Chris Heath
No doubt as a reaction to all the bad press he’s been giving record labels, Universal/Interscope has relieved Trent Reznor of his contractual duties. As of today, Nine Inch Nails is working without a useless money-grubbing middleman and going straight to the fans. The revolution continues… read more | digg story
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Posted on October 7th, 2007 by Chris Heath
Pay nothing if you like. Interesting experiment… read more | digg story
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