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TechRIAA Wins Copyright Judgment Against Usenet.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 1, 2009 - 6:00am.
 Los Angeles
- The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced on Wednesday
that a federal court has ruled in its favor in a copyright infringement lawsuit
it filed against Usenet.com. According to CNET's coverage, U.S. District Judge
Harold Baer of the Southern District of New York found Usenet.com -- which
offers access to the twenty-year-old Usenet network -- guilty of direct,
contributory and vicarious copyright infringement.
Joost to Become White-Label Video Provider; CEO Volpi OutAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 7:12am.
 New York
- Joost, the video distribution firm launched by the creators of Kazaa and
Skype, announced on Tuesday that it will cut staff and turn its focus from an
entertainment portal to being a provider of white-label video services. Chief executive
Mike Volpi is stepping down, but will remain chairman, and will be replaced by
former Comcast executive Matt Zelesko.
Lime Wire Store to Stock CD Baby Digital CatalogAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 1, 2009 - 9:20am.
New York
- Lime Wire, a provider of peer-to-peer file-sharing software and an online
media store, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with online CD
retailer CD Baby. Under the deal, the LimeWire Store will now sell CD Baby's
digital catalog, boosting its library to over 3.5 million songs. CD Baby offers
recordings from over 240,000 artists.
Report: Jammie Thomas-Rasset Rejects RIAA Settlement OfferAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 6:10am.
Los Angeles
- Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the woman recently found guilty of copyright
infringement on a file-sharing network and ordered to pay $1.9 million in damages,
has rejected a settlement offer from the record labels, CNET News.com reported.
The Pirate Bay Acquired for $7.8 Million; Will Go LegitAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 5:11am.
 Stockholm, Sweden - Swedish software firm Global Gaming
Factory (GGF) announced on Tuesday that it has paid $7.8 million to acquire
notorious file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, and will turn the site into a
legitimate business that compensates copyright holders. Under the term, the
operators of The Pirate Bay -- who were recently found guilty of copyright infringement,
sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay fines totaling $3.9 million --
will receive half of the payment in cash and half in GGF shares.
tags: Deals | P2P | TV | Music | Movies | Sweden | Acquisitions | Copyright | BitTorrent | The Pirate Bay | Global Gaming Factory | Peerialism |
RIAA P2P Case Tally in Court Brief Differs With EstimatesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 10:49am.
Boston
- The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said in court documents
filed this month that it had settled with 4,000 of the 18,000 people it
contacted about their alleged infringements on file-sharing networks, although
other estimates peg the total number of proceedings at nearly double that
figure, Digital Music News reported.
Pirate Bay Testing YouTube Rival Video Streaming ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 10:13am.
Stockholm,
Sweden -
Swedish file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, which two years ago announced plans to
launch a streaming video site, appears to be closer to completion as the
developers launched a test version of The Video Bay earlier this month,
TorrentFreak reported.
Swedish Court Rejects Bias Charges Against Pirate Bay JudgeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 25, 2009 - 7:57am.
Stockholm,
Sweden - A
Swedish appellate court has rejected charges from the administrators of
file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay that the judge who found them guilty of copyright
infringement was biased because of his ties to several pro-copyright groups,
Ars Technica reported. Judge Tomas Norström is a member of the Swedish
Copyright Association, and sits on the board of the Swedish Association for the
Protection of Industrial Property, which the Pirate Bay
administrators charged would bias him in the case against them.
France's Sarkozy Reaffirms Commitment to 'Three-Strikes' PolicyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 10:51am.
Paris - During the first presidential address to France's Parliament
in 150 years, Nicolas Sarkozy expressed frustration at the country's highest
court's decision to disallow the disconnection of repeat file-swappers'
accounts, and said he intends to "go all the way" in regard to a
"three-strikes" policy, TorrentFreak reported.
Spain Copyright Lobby Abandons 'Three-Strikes' P2P PolicyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 9:29am.
Madrid - Copyright owners
in Spain
have accepted that the government will not implement a
"three-strikes" policy that would disconnect repeat file-swappers,
but are still interested in pressing measures that would reduce Internet speed,
Billboard reports.
Record Labels Sue Irish ISPs to Force 'Three-Strikes' P2P PolicyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2009 - 11:39am.
Dublin, Ireland - After suing Ireland's largest ISP Eircom
and getting the company to agree to voluntarily implement a
"three-strikes" policy on file-swappers, the four major record labels
have now sued the country's second-largest telco, BT Ireland, and cable
operator UPC, to get them to follow suit, the Irish Times reports.
Survey: 8% Admit Downloading Unauthorized Video on P2PAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2009 - 10:34am.
London - Eight percent of consumers across the U.S.,
U.K., France and Germany admit to having downloaded
video content from unauthorized file-sharing sites, according to a study
conducted by Futuresource Consulting.
RIAA "Willing to Settle" File-Sharing Case for Under $2 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2009 - 8:33am.
Duluth, Minn. - After winning a $1.92 million copyright
infringement jury verdict against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a single mother of four
found guilty of illegal file-sharing, the Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA) says it is still open to settling on different terms.
Jury Orders Jammie Thomas to Pay $1.9M for Sharing 24 SongsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2009 - 12:42pm.
Duluth, Minn. - A jury has awarded the record labels
that sued Jammie Thomas-Rasset for copyright infringement
on a file-sharing network $1.92 million in damages, or $80,000 for each of the 24 songs she shared, the
Recording Industry vs. The People blog reported. After three days of testimony
this week, closing arguments were heard on Thursday before the jury began
deliberations in the case.
Harvard Law Prof. Admonished by Judge in File-Sharing CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2009 - 12:37pm.
Boston - Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson, who is defending Boston student Joel
Tenenbaum against charges of copyright infringement on a file-sharing network
by Sony (NYSE: SNE), has been admonished by the judge for some of his legal tactics, Ars
Technica reported.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Music | RIAA | Copyright | Sony Music | Charles Nesson | Joel Tenenbaum |
Jammie Thomas Admits Hard Drive Swap, Pleads InnocenceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 17, 2009 - 11:06am.
Duluth, Minn. - Jammie Thomas-Rasset took the
witness stand in her own defense on Wednesday, against charges from the RIAA
that she infringed copyrights by sharing songs on the Kazaa file-sharing
network, Ars Technica reported. A day earlier, attorneys for the record labels
had called several experts who had examined Thomas-Rasset's computer hard
drive, which the defendant admitted had been replaced during the period between
when she received was initially accused of copyright infringement, and when she
eventually turned the drive over as evidence.
Jammie Thomas Retrial Sees First Day in CourtAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2009 - 12:31pm.
Duluth, Minn. - The retrial of accused file-swapper
Jammie Thomas-Rasset began on Tuesday with jury selection, opening arguments
and testimony from Sony Entertainment and MediaSentry, according to published
reports.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Music | RIAA | Copyright | Kazaa | MediaSentry | Sony Music | Jammie Thomas | Kiwi Camara |
U.K. Govt. Looks to Reduce Illicit File-Sharing by 70-80%Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2009 - 12:08pm.
London - The U.K. government aims to reduce by 70-80% the
incidence of unlawful file-sharing, and will instruct its Ofcom communications regulator
to work with the industry on commercial solutions, which "remain by far
the preferred approach," according to the Digital Britain report released
on Tuesday.
Japan Strengthens Copyright Law; Plans Piracy Talks With ChinaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2009 - 9:53am.
Tokyo - Japan's parliament has amended its
Copyright Law to make it illegal for users to download copyrighted materials
that have not been uploaded with right holders' permission, Billboard reports.
Virgin, Universal Team on Music Service, Anti-PiracyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 15, 2009 - 9:10am.
 London
- U.K. ISP Virgin Media (NASD: VMED) has partnered with Universal Music Group to launch an
unlimited music download service, and more controversially has also agreed to
work with the label to suspend the accounts of repeat file-swappers. The
DRM-free service, expected to launch in the U.K. in the fall, will offer
unlimited downloads for a monthly fee less than the cost of two CDs, according
to published reports.
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