IFPIIFPI, Czech Police Shutter Pre-Release Music ServerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 24, 2008 - 8:25am.
Prague - The Czech police, working with record label trade group the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), have shut down a computer server at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic that hosted what they said was one of the largest collections of pre-release music in the world. European Parliament Opposes ISP Policing of File-SharingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 11, 2008 - 8:40am.
Labels Seek Millions in Damages from China's Baidu, SohuAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2008 - 9:22am.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Piracy | Music | Universal Music | China | Sony BMG | Copyright | Warner Music | IFPI | Baidu | Deep Links | Sohu | Sogou |
Record Labels Sue Pirate Bay Founders for $2.5 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 1, 2008 - 9:16am.
EMI to Remain IFPI Member; Anti-piracy Funding ReducedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2008 - 10:57am.
London - Major record label EMI, whose new private equity owners had threatened to leave the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) trade group over costs associated with membership and the group's anti-piracy efforts, has decided to stick with the organization after a cost-saving plan was agreed upon. British Govt. Threatens to Compel ISPs to Police File-sharingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 22, 2008 - 10:23am.
Labels Applaud U.K. Govt. Proposal to Have ISPs Police P2PAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 12, 2008 - 9:45am.
Danish Court Orders ISP to Block Access to The Pirate BayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 5, 2008 - 10:30am.
Copenhagen - A Danish court has ordered Internet service provider Tele2 to block access to notorious Sweden-based file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, the result of a civil lawsuit brought by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Reuters reported, citing a story in Danish IT magazine Computerworld. Charges Filed in Sweden Against Operators of The Pirate BayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 1, 2008 - 9:36am.
EU Court Rules ISPs Need Not ID File-Swappers in Civil SuitsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 29, 2008 - 10:30am.
Digital Media Week in Review: Feds Drop Rate; Yahoo Undervalued? Still Bullish on Apple?Authored by Ned Sherman on January 27, 2008 - 4:54pm.
Crunching the Music Biz Numbers at the Dawn of 2008Authored by Jay Baage on January 25, 2008 - 7:57am.
In spite of saying the it's Monday, when it's Friday, Ars Technica's daily video report (embedded above) has a good quick analysis of the IFPI report on the state of the music industry (as well as their latest plans to make ISPs into copyright cops). For a more detailed analysis, check out this article from the same site, which gives you a great overview of the biz. Global Digital Music Sales Up 40%; Overall Sales Down 10%Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 24, 2008 - 8:57am.
Yahoo China Loses Appeal of "Deep Links" Music Copyright CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 20, 2007 - 8:17am.
EMI Seeks to Reduce RIAA, IFPI Membership FeesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 29, 2007 - 11:45am.
London - Major record label EMI, which was recently acquired by private equity firm Terra Firma, is considering leaving record industry trade groups including the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), as a means of cutting costs, Reuters reported. France to Monitor P2P Traffic, Terminate Pirates' AccountsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 26, 2007 - 9:44am.
Paris - French president Nicolas Sarkozy has backed a proposal that would punish those who repeatedly use peer-to-peer networks to trade copyrighted media by terminating their Internet connections, according to published reports. Yahoo China to Appeal "Deep Links" Copyright RulingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 15, 2007 - 10:34am.
Tokyo - Yahoo China (NASD: YHOO) has appealed a ruling from a Chinese court that found Alibaba, the parent company of Yahoo China, guilty of copyright infringement for providing "deep links" to sites offering unauthorized songs, lyrics and ringtones, Billboard reported. The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in April ordered Yahoo China to pay $27,000 in damages to record labels and remove the deep links from its service. Italian Police Raid P2P Network Discotequezone; 11 Face ChargesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 1, 2007 - 8:19am.
Milan - Italian police and FPM, the local music industry anti-piracy organization, have conducted raids and will charge eleven individuals with copyright infringement for their involvement with a Direct Connect-based file-sharing network in Italy, called "Discotequezone." eDonkey File-Sharing Network Servers Raided in GermanyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2007 - 9:58am.
London - German authorities this week conducted raids to shut down seven servers utilized by the eDonkey peer-to-peer file-sharing network, following similar recent actions in the Netherlands and France. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) helped win German court injunctions against the DonkeyServer group in Germany. The group said its actions reduced the number of eDonkey users worldwide "by more than a million, knocking an estimated third of users off the network." Developers of the eDonkey file-sharing application last year agreed to cease distribution of the program and pay $30 million to the Recording Industry Association of America to ward off copyright litigation. After Favorable Court Ruling, Russian Music Site AllofMP3 to ReopenAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 28, 2007 - 11:37am.
Moscow - Following a Russian court ruling that acquitted the company's former head of copyright infringement, discount music download site AllofMP3.com plans to re-open for business, Reuters reported. |
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