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Music

Chinese State Media Against New Guns N’ Roses Album

Chinese State Media Against New Guns N’ Roses Album

Rock band Guns N’ Roses has released its first studio album in fifteen years and its provocative...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 16:59
Blogger to Plead Guilty in Guns N' Roses Case

Blogger to Plead Guilty in Guns N' Roses Case

The blogger accused of leaking the album “Chinese Democracy," of the Guns N' Roses band, will...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:48
MTV Announces Rock Band-Like Beatles Video Game

MTV Announces Rock Band-Like Beatles Video Game

"Rock Band" creators MTV Games and Harmonix jointly announced they've worked out a deal...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 05:34
GN'R's “Chinese Democracy” To Finally Reach American Ground

GN'R's “Chinese Democracy” To Finally Reach American Ground

Rock stars are said to be eccentric, but spending over 17 years in a studio is more than peculiar...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 13:11
iLike Steps Helps Unsigned Artists Promote Their Music

iLike Steps Helps Unsigned Artists Promote Their Music

Recently the popular music service iLike has teamed with TuneCore in order to help artists promote...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 05:51
Foo Fighters Angry with McCain’s Use of Song

Foo Fighters Angry with McCain’s Use of Song

Republican presidential nominee John McCain may have found inspiration in the Foo Fighter’s single...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:50
Yoko Ono Drops Lawsuit over Use of John Lennon Song

Yoko Ono Drops Lawsuit over Use of John Lennon Song

John Lennon’s very famous widow, Yoko Ono, and record company EMI have dropped a lawsuit against...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:31

British singers found coalition to assert rights with record labels

London - British music stars Robbie Williams, Radiohead, Kate Nash, The Verve and the Kaiser Chiefs...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 13:11
McCain's Usage of "Right Now" in Ohio Annoys Van Halen

McCain's Usage of "Right Now" in Ohio Annoys Van Halen

John McCain used Van Halen's "Right Now" during his big entrance in Ohio, following in...
» read full story August 31st, 2008 - 19:53
Slash Comments On Blogger's Arrest Over Guns N' Roses Song Leak

Slash Comments On Blogger's Arrest Over Guns N' Roses Song Leak

Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash commented on a California man's arrest on suspicion of...
» read full story August 30th, 2008 - 15:17
Blogger Kevin Cogill’s Next Years-Not a Bed of Roses

Blogger Kevin Cogill’s Next Years-Not a Bed of Roses

After posting 9 tracks from the unreleased Guns N’ Roses album “Chinese Democracy” on his blog in...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 16:41
Pandora Internet Radio Doomed by Unreasonable Royalties

Pandora Internet Radio Doomed by Unreasonable Royalties

Tim Westergren, the founder of the Internet radio company Pandora, warned that he might have to...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 18:19
John McCain Sued For Copyright Infringement

John McCain Sued For Copyright Infringement

US presidential candidate John McCain is the recipient of a lawsuit for copyright infringement....
» read full story August 16th, 2008 - 17:33
Radiohead Upset about Prince's Uptightness

Radiohead Upset about Prince's Uptightness

During the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, on April 26, Prince covered Radiohead's...
» read full story May 31st, 2008 - 18:55
Widow Of Sammy Davis Jr. Sues Ex Business Partners

Widow Of Sammy Davis Jr. Sues Ex Business Partners

The widow of Sammy Davis Jr. decided to sue two former business partners for the rights of his...
» read full story January 22nd, 2008 - 17:43
Not So Romantic About Guitar Hero

Not So Romantic About Guitar Hero

A Detroit rock band called the Romantics has filed a lawsuit against Activision, publisher of the...
» read full story November 22nd, 2007 - 18:58
Britney’s ‘Blackout’ Drops This Month

Britney’s ‘Blackout’ Drops This Month

All Britney’s fans will be able celebrate Halloween listening to her new album which hits the...
» read full story October 11th, 2007 - 16:05
Prince Sues Web Companies Over Copyright Infringement

Prince Sues Web Companies Over Copyright Infringement

The artist formerly known as Prince has decided to “reclaim the Internet and he is preparing to...
» read full story September 14th, 2007 - 02:04
Wal-Mart Sells DRM-Free Songs

Wal-Mart Sells DRM-Free Songs

World’s largest retailer Wal-Mart has begun selling DRM-free tracks in an attempt to make its music...
» read full story August 22nd, 2007 - 13:23
Avril Lavigne Sued Over Stolen Song

Avril Lavigne Sued Over Stolen Song

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne is facing a lawsuit by the members of a ‘70s rock band who are...
» read full story July 06th, 2007 - 09:51
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World

Chinese State Media Is Against Guns N’ Roses' "Chinese Democracy"

Chinese State Media Is Against Guns N’ Roses' "Chinese Democracy"

Rock band Guns N’ Roses has released its first studio album in fifteen years and its provocative...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 11:37
Minnesota Town the Official "Icebox of the Nation"

Minnesota Town the Official "Icebox of the Nation"

The competition between the ski town of Fraser, Colorado and the International Falls for the right...
» read full story February 11th, 2008 - 21:21
First Online Pirate To Go To Jail

First Online Pirate To Go To Jail

The first person on trial for illegally pirating movies onto the internet using BitTorrent...
» read full story May 18th, 2007 - 14:14
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U.S.

U.S. Military Launches ‘TroopTube’, Its YouTube Alternative

U.S. Military Launches ‘TroopTube’, Its YouTube Alternative

Because use of the popular video sharing site YouTube has been restricted for members of the U.S....
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 16:56
Bush Approves Anti-Piracy Bill

Bush Approves Anti-Piracy Bill

On Monday, an intellectual-property enforcement bill was signed into law by United States...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 16:42
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Specials

MySpace, MTV to Strike Deal to Cash in on Web Video Clips

MySpace, MTV to Strike Deal to Cash in on Web Video Clips

MySpace and online advertising technology company Auditude are working on a deal with Viacom Inc's...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 15:38
MTV And MySpace To Experiment With Profit From Unauthorized Content

MTV And MySpace To Experiment With Profit From Unauthorized Content

Since the day video streaming services have appeared on the Internet there have been issues...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 12:08
YouTube Answers McCain’s Accusations over Removed Campaign Videos

YouTube Answers McCain’s Accusations over Removed Campaign Videos

Presidential candidate John McCain accused YouTube for removing his campaign videos. The Republican...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 22:33
President Bush Signs Copyright Infringement Bill

President Bush Signs Copyright Infringement Bill

Yesterday, United States President George W. Bush signed a bill related to the highly debated...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:26
Senate Passes New Copyright Bill

Senate Passes New Copyright Bill

A new bill dealing with intelectual property theft, which includes patent and trademark...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 11:45
Jammie Thomas Gets A Mistrial And Hopes For A Better Decision

Jammie Thomas Gets A Mistrial And Hopes For A Better Decision

The case of Jammie Thomas, the woman found guilty and ordered to pay a $220,000 fine, takes a new...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:12
New Trial granted In P2P Piracy Case

New Trial granted In P2P Piracy Case

In the case of the Minnesota woman who had been convicted of violating copyright laws by...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 00:16
Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” Classic Disturbed by Spielberg’s Rip Off

Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” Classic Disturbed by Spielberg’s Rip Off

Is “Disturbia” just a modern copy (not cheap) of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 “Rear Window”? It sure...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 16:10
The One of a Kind Harry Is Safe! Fan’s Lexicon Blocked by Court

The One of a Kind Harry Is Safe! Fan’s Lexicon Blocked by Court

J.K. Rowling can breathe a sigh of relief. A U.S. judge on Monday brought to a standstill the...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 14:00
J.K. Rowling Victorious In Harry Potter Lexicon Copyright Case

J.K. Rowling Victorious In Harry Potter Lexicon Copyright Case

British author J.K. Rowling has won her legal battle against die-hard Harry Potter fan, Steven...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 01:23
Google Backs Down After Being Caught with Prohibitive EULA

Google Backs Down After Being Caught with Prohibitive EULA

Apparently Google’s Chrome browser which was released on Tuesday is a good reminder for us to...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 15:55
Stephenie Meyer Upset By Web Leak, Postpones “Midnight Sun”

Stephenie Meyer Upset By Web Leak, Postpones “Midnight Sun”

Stephenie Meyer, the author of the best-selling “Twilight” books about vampires, has announced she...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 16:58
Update: Blogger Arrested, Bailed Over Guns N’ Roses Copyright Infringement

Update: Blogger Arrested, Bailed Over Guns N’ Roses Copyright Infringement

A 27-year-old man from Culver City, Los Angeles, was arrested Wednesday by federal police on...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 16:07
Blogger Arrested For Leaking Guns N’ Roses Tracks

Blogger Arrested For Leaking Guns N’ Roses Tracks

Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a blogger for posting on the Internet songs from the...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 13:30
“Fair Use” Is Not To Be Ignored By Copyright Owners

“Fair Use” Is Not To Be Ignored By Copyright Owners

A California judge, Jeremy Fogel, ruled that content owners must consider “fair use”...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 13:47
Watch Out “Watchmen”! Fox’s Lawsuit Over Warner May Proceed

Watch Out “Watchmen”! Fox’s Lawsuit Over Warner May Proceed

Warner Brothers’ “Watchmen” may be in big trouble. Twentieth Century Fox announced on Monday that...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 13:30

This Might Be The End For Pandora ?

According to The Washington Post, the popular web radio service Pandora is on the verge...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 18:50

Jackson Browne Is Not On McCain’s Side

The songwriter and liberal political activist Jackson Browne has filed a lawsuit today against...
» read full story August 15th, 2008 - 08:31
Scrabulous Resurrected  As Wordscrapper On Facebook

Scrabulous Resurrected As Wordscrapper On Facebook

A new version of Scrabulous is back on Facebook and it is called Wordscraper. The old one...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 13:20
Scrabulous Is No More On Facebook

Scrabulous Is No More On Facebook

The immensely popular online game has been taken off Facebook, as Hasbro, the company which holds...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 22:47
Facebook Connect: Online Social Networking Will Never Be The Same

Facebook Connect: Online Social Networking Will Never Be The Same

On Thursday, during the second annual F8 developer conference in San Francisco, social networking...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 11:58
Hasbro, Owner of Scrabble, Sues Scrabulous Creators

Hasbro, Owner of Scrabble, Sues Scrabulous Creators

American toy company Hasbro Inc has allegedly sued the creators of a Scrabble knock-off called...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 22:40
Larry Harmon, of Bozo the Clown Fame, Dies at 83

Larry Harmon, of Bozo the Clown Fame, Dies at 83

Larry Harmon, the man who gave life to Bozo the Clown for more than five decades, to the enjoyment...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 13:12
Mini-Me Sues TMZ

Mini-Me Sues TMZ

Verne Troyer, who played Mini-Me in the last two Austin Powers movies, filed a 20 million-dollar...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 13:05
YouTube Defends Its Activity In Front Of Copyright Accusations

YouTube Defends Its Activity In Front Of Copyright Accusations

Viacom sued Google last year for 1$ billion, on the count that its video sharing service YouTube...
» read full story May 27th, 2008 - 11:00
Copyright Pirate Faces Five Years In Prison

Copyright Pirate Faces Five Years In Prison

Barry Gitarts, 25, member of the Apocalypse Production Crew (APC), was found guilty on Thursday of...
» read full story May 24th, 2008 - 14:50
Lexicon Author Cries, Rowling Indomitable, Judge Says Settle

Lexicon Author Cries, Rowling Indomitable, Judge Says Settle

The adventure of the unauthorized “Harry Potter Lexicon” continues, with the passionate reader and...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 14:47
Rowling Tells Court of “Heartache” Caused by Plagiarism

Rowling Tells Court of “Heartache” Caused by Plagiarism

Famed British writer J. K. Rowling, who is trying to stop the publication of an unauthorized Harry...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 15:14
J.K. Rowling Takes The Stand In Lexicon Case

J.K. Rowling Takes The Stand In Lexicon Case

Testifying in court today in the ongoing the case of Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling v. RDR Books,...
» read full story April 14th, 2008 - 22:44
J. K. Rowling Goes To Court over Alleged Plagiarism

J. K. Rowling Goes To Court over Alleged Plagiarism

Famed Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is to testify in a New York court Monday, against the...
» read full story April 14th, 2008 - 12:56
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Business

MGM To Show Full-Length Movies On YouTube

MGM To Show Full-Length Movies On YouTube

While as far as short, user-generated content is concerned, YouTube is the undisputed No.1 video...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:17

MySpace and MTVN Make Deal to Monetize Copyrighter Content

MTV Networks have operated a major attitude change from recent years as far as copyrighted content...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 23:27
MTV Networks and MySpace Strike Video Upload Deal

MTV Networks and MySpace Strike Video Upload Deal

More and more companies, networks and the like are starting to realize that the digital era is here...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 20:56
Google Settles Copyright Lawsuits With Publishers And Authors

Google Settles Copyright Lawsuits With Publishers And Authors

Google Incorporated was reported to have been scheduled to pay $125 million in order to settle...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 20:23
Update1: Royalty Rates For Songs Remain The Same

Update1: Royalty Rates For Songs Remain The Same

The Copyright Royalty Board reached a conclusion yesterday on the highly debated case about...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 12:39
Major Movie Studios Sue to Ban DVD Copying Software

Major Movie Studios Sue to Ban DVD Copying Software

Tuesday, six Hollywood movie studios have sued RealNetworks over the latter’s software program...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 17:35
Movie Studios Attack RealNetworks' Product

Movie Studios Attack RealNetworks' Product

Last week’s release of RealNetworks’ RealDVD program was received by Hollywood’s major movie...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 13:13
RealNetworks And MPAA Go At It In Federal Court Over RealDVD

RealNetworks And MPAA Go At It In Federal Court Over RealDVD

United States movie studios and digital media pioneer RealNetworks will battle each other in the...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 22:14
Future Looking Good For Pandora Streaming Service

Future Looking Good For Pandora Streaming Service

This weekend struggling streaming music site Pandora urged its users and fans to contact their...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 13:26
Judge Declares Mistrial for Jammie Thomas in $222k RIAA Case

Judge Declares Mistrial for Jammie Thomas in $222k RIAA Case

After expressing doubts about the validity of his decision, Judge Michael Davis of the Duluth, ...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 16:42
New Royalty Rates For The Online Music Industry

New Royalty Rates For The Online Music Industry

A recently reached agreement between songwriters, music publishers, record labels and online music...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 13:24
Pro-Veoh Ruling May Help Muxtape, Maybe Google

Pro-Veoh Ruling May Help Muxtape, Maybe Google

The ruling of a Northern California judge to dismiss the copyright infringement case against Veoh...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 17:44
Veoh Cleared Of Copyright Accusations

Veoh Cleared Of Copyright Accusations

According to a Californian district court, Veoh is not guilty of copyright infringement, the...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 12:47
Psystar Fights Back By Sending Apple To Court

Psystar Fights Back By Sending Apple To Court

Psystar, the Mac clone maker taken to court by Apple on copyright infringement accusations,...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 13:00
Scrabulous Is Unavailable Worldwide

Scrabulous Is Unavailable Worldwide

Facebook’s decision to pull the plug on the popular Scrabble clone known as Scrabulous is now...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 14:25
Pandora Radio Might Be Going Out Of Business

Pandora Radio Might Be Going Out Of Business

A recent report about the music service Pandora and its upcoming plans was recently released,...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 13:15
Pandora Internet Radio Doomed By Unreasonable Royalties

Pandora Internet Radio Doomed By Unreasonable Royalties

Tim Westergren, the founder of the Internet radio company Pandora, warned that he might have to...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 14:59
Court Approves Cablevision's DVR Service

Court Approves Cablevision's DVR Service

An appeals court ruled that Cablevision's DVR service does not infringe copyright laws. The...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 18:01
Italian TV Group Mediaset Sues YouTube

Italian TV Group Mediaset Sues YouTube

Besides its legal dispute with Viacom, Google owned YouTube has another reason to worry about. The...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:04
Oracle Corp. Elaborates on Theft Accusations against SAP

Oracle Corp. Elaborates on Theft Accusations against SAP

Oracle Corp., the world's second- largest software producer, elaborated on the accusations it...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 23:44
There Will Be No More Illegal Music and Movie Downloading in the UK

There Will Be No More Illegal Music and Movie Downloading in the UK

On Tuesday, Britain announced the beginning of a great fight against online piracy, with regard to...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 18:09
Facebook Files Suit Against Similarly-Designed German Networking Site

Facebook Files Suit Against Similarly-Designed German Networking Site

On Friday, Facebook pressed charges against studiVZ, a Germany-based social networking website; the...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 19:07
Apple Sues Psystar

Apple Sues Psystar

Apple finally sued Psystar, a newcomer company which manufactures Mac clones. Apple asked that all...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 17:52
Viacom’s Possible Approach in YouTube Case

Viacom’s Possible Approach in YouTube Case

As everyone probably knows by now, within the Viacom – Google legal dispute, the latter was ordered...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 16:53
Apple Takes Psystar To Court

Apple Takes Psystar To Court

Apple Inc. decided on taking legal action against Psystar Corp., a company that made a name for...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 11:14
Tiffany Vs eBay Fight Ends

Tiffany Vs eBay Fight Ends

On Monday, eBay came out of the legal battle against Tiffany on top, as a federal judge considered...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 18:46
Viacom Backs Off Request To Obtain YouTube Users' Viewing Histories

Viacom Backs Off Request To Obtain YouTube Users' Viewing Histories

The Viacom vs. Google legal battle is far from being settled, but the two parts did manage to reach...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 16:48
YouTube to Hand over User Information to Viacom, Court Decides

YouTube to Hand over User Information to Viacom, Court Decides

A July 1 ruling gave Viacom access to YouTube’s huge database, a 12 Terabytes collection of user...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 10:50
CopiePresse Seeks €49 Million Worth Of Retribution From Google

CopiePresse Seeks €49 Million Worth Of Retribution From Google

The Belgian newspaper copyright group CopiePresse has filed a suit against the search engine...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 10:44
Warner Music May Propose A Tax For Online Music

Warner Music May Propose A Tax For Online Music

It appears that Warner Music Group is thinking of a way to have Internet providers add a $5...
» read full story March 30th, 2008 - 20:40
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Technology

Judge Dismisses Psystar’s Countersuit Claims As Ungrounded

Judge Dismisses Psystar’s Countersuit Claims As Ungrounded

A federal judge dismissed Psystar’s countersuit accusing Apple of anticompetitive business...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 14:52
YouTube Set To Deliver Full-Length MGM Movies

YouTube Set To Deliver Full-Length MGM Movies

The MGM studio is eager to monetize its library however possible and it will allow YouTube to...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 08:35
MTV And MySpace Join Forces To Make Online Piracy Profitable

MTV And MySpace Join Forces To Make Online Piracy Profitable

There’s always a solution and great potential to make money out of anything, even out of...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 14:31
Psystar Not Confident Mediation Will Solve the Legal Dispute with Apple

Psystar Not Confident Mediation Will Solve the Legal Dispute with Apple

The controversial legal dispute between Apple and Psystar Corp. is far from settling, despite the...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 14:30
YouTube Doesn't Share McCain’s Views On DMCA Takedown Notices

YouTube Doesn't Share McCain’s Views On DMCA Takedown Notices

Earlier this week, YouTube received a letter from the John McCain – Sarah Palin duo, complaining...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 15:28
John McCain Unhappy With YouTube’s Political Views

John McCain Unhappy With YouTube’s Political Views

All videos are equal, but political videos are more equal than others - at least that’s what...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 15:15
The PRO IP Act Has Bush By Its Side

The PRO IP Act Has Bush By Its Side

The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (PRO IP) of 2008 gained...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 23:24
YouTube To Soon Offer Full-Length TV Shows

YouTube To Soon Offer Full-Length TV Shows

YouTube, the most famous video site in the world, is planning to introduce full-length TV shows....
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 17:44
Update: YouTube Goes e-Commerce Road With Tunes, Games

Update: YouTube Goes e-Commerce Road With Tunes, Games

In a new effort to convert into real dollars the huge traffic of YouTube, Google is trying a new...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 00:51
RealDVD Locked By Legal Dispute

RealDVD Locked By Legal Dispute

There are a number of programs out there which are used to rip DVDs. The technology is not new,...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 15:27
RealNetworks Halts The Sales of Real DVD

RealNetworks Halts The Sales of Real DVD

RealNetworks was forced to temporarily stop the sales of their RealDVD software, due to the legal...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 23:38
Happy Apple: CRB Leaves Royalty Rates Unchanged

Happy Apple: CRB Leaves Royalty Rates Unchanged

Shortly after concerns that Apple might close the doors of its iTunes Store started circulating the...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 14:45
Justice For All Regarding Music Royalty Fees

Justice For All Regarding Music Royalty Fees

The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decided not to change the music royalty fees for online sales....
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 23:08
Apple: Any Increase In Royalty Rates Could Jeopardize iTunes’ Future

Apple: Any Increase In Royalty Rates Could Jeopardize iTunes’ Future

There is a battle going on in the music industry, and this time it involves the future of Apple’s...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 15:00