Wayne Rosso

Report: EMI Stops Selling CDs to Some Indie Record Stores

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2009 - 11:53am.

London - Major record label EMI has begun informing some independent record stores that it will no longer sell them physical product, and that if they wish to carry EMI CDs, they will need to purchase them from stores like Walmart or Best Buy and resell them, according to a post on ex-Grosker head Wayne Rosso's blog. "Several [independent record stores] I have spoken with are so upset that they vow never to buy any EMI catalog again -- or any new artist releases either," Rosso wrote. "Only the certifiable hit product that they know will sell. They will no longer take chances on new EMI artists."

Dutch Court Orders Pirate Bay Closed; GGF Says Deal Near

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2009 - 11:03am.

Amsterdam - A Dutch court has ordered Swedish file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay to shutter its operations in The Netherlands, or its operators will face a fine of $42,000 each per day, TorrentFreak reported. The case against the site was brought by Dutch anti-piracy agency BREIN.

Ex-Grokster Head Wayne Rosso Ends Ties With Pirate Bay Buyers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 28, 2009 - 11:30am.

San Francisco - Wayne Rosso, the former president of file-sharing service Grokster who said last week he had been tapped to help Global Gaming Factory turn The Pirate Bay into a legal download service, has severed ties with the company, CNET News.com reported.

Grokster CEO Wayne Rosso to Help Pirate Bay Go Legit

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 16, 2009 - 11:19am.

Stockholm, Sweden - Global Gaming Factory (GGF), the Swedish firm that is acquiring file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay for $7.8 million, has tapped former Grokster CEO Wayne Rosso to help establish a new, legal version of the service, TorrentFreak reported.