GEMA

German Court Orders RapidShare to Proactively Filter Songs

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 6:52am.

Berlin - A German court has sided with copyright society GEMA against free file-hosting service Rapidshare, which must now monitor its site to ensure that some 5,000 songs are not posted for distribution on its servers, Billboard reported.

File Host Rapidshare Disclosing User IDs to Copyright Holders

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 27, 2009 - 11:01am.

Los Angeles - Rapidshare, a free file-hosting service that has come under fire for hosting pre-release copyrighted material, has begun sharing personal information of its users in Germany with authorities there, resulting in at least one uploader's home being raided so far, TorrentFreak reported.

YouTube Pulls Music Videos in Germany Over Licensing Dispute

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 1, 2009 - 11:09am.

Berlin - Repeating a scenario recently seen in the U.K., Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has blocked music videos on its site in Germany, after licensing negotiations with local royalty collection society GEMA broke down, Billboard reported. Last month, YouTube pulled music videos in the U.K. after failing to reach an agreement with PRS for Music, the local rights collection society.

German Court: RapidShare Must Proactively Nix Infringements

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 3, 2008 - 8:36am.

Los Angeles - A German court has ruled that free file-hosting service RapidShare must work proactively to remove copyrighted material uploaded to its servers, Ars Technica reported.

Court Orders Buma/Stemra, Beatport to Nix German Tracks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 15, 2008 - 8:48am.

Munich, Germany - A German court has ordered Dutch collecting society Buma/Stemra and digital music service Beatport to stop distributing tracks in Germany for which German collecting society GEMA claims the rights.