CopyrightE.U. to Allow "3-Strikes" Laws in New Telecoms RegulationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2009 - 12:35pm.
Brussels - The European Union
has dropped language from proposed telecoms regulation that would have
established Internet access as a "fundamental right," providing new
leeway for countries like France
and Great Britain
that have enacted or are considering "three-strikes" laws that
suspend repeat copyright infringers' Internet connections, according to
published reports. The issue had been a sticking point holding up the telecoms
regulation, and the new version represents a compromise between copyright and
consumer interests.
tags: Video | Law | Policy | Music | Copyright | European Union | Three-Strikes | La Quad | Viviane Reding |
Beatles to Release Re-mastered Catalog on $279 USB DriveAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 10:38am.
London
- The Beatles' record label, Apple Corps, and EMI Music have announced plans to
release a limited edition apple-shaped USB drive, containing the entire Beatles
re-mastered catalog in FLAC and MP3 format. The 30,000 USB apples will become
available on Dec. 7 in the U.K.
and Dec. 8 in North America, with a price tag
of $279.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Music | Copyright | EMI | Apple Corps | The Beatles | BlueBeat | Hank Risan |
Norwegian Court: ISP Telenor Need Not Block The Pirate BayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2009 - 9:57am.
Oslo, Norway - International record label trade group IFPI
has lost its court case that sought to compel Norwegian ISP Telenor to block
its subscribers' access to file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, TorrentFreak
reported.
Judge Orders Site Selling Beatles Tracks to CeaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2009 - 9:04am.
Los Angeles
- A federal judge has ordered BlueBeat, a company selling unauthorized Beatles
recordings online, to immediately cease the practice.
Pirate Party Gains Second Seat in European ParliamentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 12:28pm.
Brussels
- The Pirate Party, a political party centered on less-restrictive copyright
schemes, has won its second seat in the European Parliament, TorrentFreak
reported. Following the election of a Swedish Pirate Party candidate to a seat
in the European Parliament in June, the signing of the Lisbon Treaty by all EU
member states this week means that 22-year-old Swede Amelia Andersdotter will
take the Pirate Party's second seat in Parliament.
tags: Law | Policy | Sweden | Copyright | EU | European Parliament | Pirate Party | Amelia Andersdotter |
INgrooves to Offer Labels RightsFlow Licensing ServicesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 10:26am.
New York
- INgrooves, a provider of digital music distribution, marketing and promotion
services, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with RightsFlow, to
provide INgrooves' clients with access to RightsFlow's licensing, accounting
and royalty payment platform.
Swedish Court: Pirate Bay Operators Must Stop Running SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2009 - 7:45am.
Stockholm,
Sweden - A
Swedish court has ordered two of the operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate
Bay to cease their involvement in operating the site, or else face fines of
$71,000 each, TorrentFreak reported. The story notes that neither Gottfrid Svartholm
nor Fredrik Neij currently reside in Sweden,
nor is The Pirate Bay itself currently hosted on servers within Sweden.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Copyright | The Pirate Bay | Peter Sunde | Gottfrid Svartholm | Fredrik Neij |
U.K. Parliament to Consider "Three-Strikes" P2P BillAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 10:14am.
London - The U.K. government plans to introduce a bill
mimicking France's
recently enacted "three-strikes" legislation on file-sharing, which
authorizes the suspension of the Internet accounts of those warned repeatedly
they are violating copyrights, according to published reports. The bill will
"make technical measures available, including account suspension," U.K.
business, innovation and skills minister Peter Mandelson said at a meeting of
government and entertainment industry heads, according to PaidContent's
coverage.
Report: Pirate Bay Being Courted by Four New SuitorsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 9:45am.
Stockholm, Sweden - In the wake of the unraveling of Global
Gaming Factory's unsuccessful attempt to acquire The Pirate Bay, as many as
four new suitors have emerged with an eye towards purchasing the file-sharing
hub, TorrentFreak reported, citing Sweden's Dagens Industri. Reservella, the
Seychelles-based holding company that currently owns the Pirate Bay,
is reportedly currently in talks with GamersGate, a Swedish online games firm.
tags: Deals | Video | P2P | Music | Acquisitions | Copyright | The Pirate Bay | Global Gaming Factory | Hans Pandeya | Reservella | GamersGate | Theodore Bergquist |
Labels, Artists Target YouTube in Germany Over CopyrightsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 11:45am.
*A correction was made to this story.Hamburg, Germany - Google and YouTube face a copyright-related investigation in Germany, after a group of independent labels, publishers and artists filed complaints against the companies, Billboard reported. Parties to the complaints include labels Highball Music and Coconut Music; publishers Gerig Musikverlage, Bishop Songs and Musikverlag Progressive; and artists including soprano Sarah Brightman. tags: Video | Law | Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Copyright | Highball Music | Coconut Music |
Dutch Court Orders Pirate Bay to Remove Torrents; Block AccessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 10:51am.
Amsterdam
- The Amsterdam Court
on Thursday gave the operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay three months
to remove a list of copyrighted torrents, and block access to portions of the
site from Dutch users, or else face penalties of $7,500 each per day,
TorrentFreak reported.
France Approves "Three-Strikes" Law on File-SharingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 22, 2009 - 9:59am.
Paris - France's Constitutional Court
on Thursday approved the country's "three-strikes" law, which will
sever the Internet connections of those found to have been repeatedly
infringing copyrights on file-sharing networks, The New York Times reported. An
earlier version of the law approved by France's Parliament was rejected by
the court, because it did not include a judge's approval before a user's
Internet connection was suspended.
Online Music Industry to Develop EU-Wide Licensing SchemeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 21, 2009 - 9:22am.
Brussels
- The EU's Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes, on Wednesday announced a
partnership between European royalty collection societies, major labels and
online music retailers including Apple (NASD: AAPL) and Amazon (NASD: AMZN), to develop an EU-wide
licensing scheme for music. Currently, rights for music and other copyrighted
works must be negotiated separately for each individual country, with that particular
country's collection society.
MPAA Fires Anti-Piracy Execs; CEO Glickman to Exit in 2010Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2009 - 11:19am.
Los Angeles
- The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has fired at least three of
its top anti-piracy executives, while chairman and CEO Dan Glickman will step
down in September 2010 when his contract expires, CNET News.com reported.
Pirate Bay Appeal Postponed Until Summer 2010Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2009 - 9:20am.
Stockholm,
Sweden - The
appeal of the copyright infringement convictions of the four operators of
file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay has been delayed, likely until at least next
summer, as questions over potential conflicts of interest of several judges
assigned to hear the appeal are considered, TorrentFreak reported.
Pirate Bay Four Appeal Judge Bias Claims to Supreme CourtAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 16, 2009 - 8:49am.
Stockholm, Sweden - The four operators of file-sharing hub
The Pirate Bay have taken their conflict of interest challenge against two of
the judges assigned to hear their appeal of a conviction on copyright
infringement charges to the Supreme Court in Sweden, TorrentFreak reported.
Redlasso Re-launches Web Video News Clipping ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 15, 2009 - 11:03am.
Philadelphia - Redlasso, a Web-based video news clipping
service for bloggers, on Thursday announced is re-launch, after signing new license
agreements with Fox, Meredith Broadcasting, Journal Broadcasting Local
Television, Gray Television, and Barrington Broadcasting. The service had gone
offline last year after being sued by NBC and Fox News for copyright
infringement.
Court: Ringtones Not a 'Public Performance'; No Extra RoyaltyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 15, 2009 - 10:28am.
San Francisco
- A federal court has ruled that a cell phone ringtone sounded in public does
not constitute a "public performance" under copyright law, and
therefore performing rights organizations like ASCAP are not entitled
to additional royalty payments from ringtones. "When a ringtone plays on a
cellular telephone, even when that occurs in public, the user is exempt from
copyright liability, and [the cellular carrier] is not liable either
secondarily or directly," the court said in its ruling.
EMI Drops Suit Against Grooveshark, Licenses Music to ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 13, 2009 - 11:48am.
London - Major record label
EMI has dropped its copyright infringement lawsuit against free music streaming
site Grooveshark, and has instead agreed to license both its recording and
publishing catalogs to the site for U.S. use, Wired.com reports. "We
think services like Grooveshark offer great music discovery options for
fans," Mark Piibe, EMI Music's global head of digital business development,
told Wired.com. "In turn, Grooveshark offers a new revenue stream for our
artists and will help us learn more about how we can better connect different
types of fans with artists."
Buma/Sterma Seeks Fees from Bloggers on Music Video EmbedsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 8, 2009 - 10:29am.
Amsterdam
- Dutch royalty collection society Buma/Sterma plans to institute new licensing
fees on websites and blogs that embed music videos, to the tune of $191 for six
embedded videos, up to $1,914 for more than 30 embeds, TechCrunch reports.
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