News tagged with music copyrights
Pirate Bay founder to take case to EU court: lawyer
A founder of Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay will take his case to Europe's top court after the Supreme Court in Sweden refused to hear his appeal, his lawyer said Monday.
May 14, 2012 |
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US shutdown of sharing site draws hacker retaliation
US authorities have shut down one of the largest file-sharing websites and charged seven people with copyright crimes, sparking a retaliatory cyber attack on the FBI and Justice Department websites. ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Anonymous targets Finland over anti-piracy efforts
Cyber-activists attacked the websites of Finnish anti-piracy groups after a local Internet service provider was forced to block access to a popular file-sharing website, officials said Tuesday.
Jan 10, 2012 |
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YouTube buys US-based music rights company
YouTube said Friday it has acquired RightsFlow, a New York-based company which manages music rights for songwriters, recording artists, record labels and online music services.
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Game developers sue China's Baidu over copyright
A Chinese industry group of game developers said Monday it was suing Baidu for more than 30 million yuan ($4.7 million) for copyright infringement, the latest such case to hit the Internet giant.
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Record companies plan music downloading appeal
(AP) -- Recording industry attorneys are appealing a recent ruling that reduced the amount of money a Minnesota woman must pay for willfully violating the copyrights of 24 songs.
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Spotify to launch in US on Thursday
Swedish music streaming service Spotify is to launch in the United States on Thursday.
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Spotify says US launch coming 'soon'
Swedish music streaming service Spotify said Friday it will launch shortly in the United States, where it is not currently available because of copyright issues.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Virgin Media to launch Spotify service for subscribers
Virgin Media said on Wednesday it had agreed a deal with Sweden's Spotify to offer music streaming services for the British company's television, mobile phone and Internet subscribers.
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Finnish record label petition to block Pirate Bay
Finnish record labels said Thursday they filed a petition in court to block access to The Pirate Bay, a popular Swedish website that provides access to copyrighted music, movies, and other material.
May 26, 2011 |
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LimeWire, major record labels settle for $105M
(AP) -- File-sharing software company LimeWire, which shut down last year after being barred from allowing people to share copyright-protected files online, reached a $105 million out-of-court settlement with the major record ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Spotify reaches one million paying users
Swedish music streaming service Spotify said Tuesday it had reached one million paying users, a number that has doubled in under a year but still represents fewer than one out of six Spotify users.
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Court rejects teen's appeal in Internet music case
(AP) -- The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a Texas teenager who got in trouble for downloading music without paying.
Nov 29, 2010 |
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1.5-million-dollar verdict in US music piracy case
A US jury has ordered a Minnesota woman to pay 1.5 million dollars for illegally downloading 24 songs in a high-profile digital piracy case.
Nov 04, 2010 |
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LimeWire file-sharing service shut down by US court
Popular online file-sharing service LimeWire was shut down by a US federal court on Tuesday following a lawsuit filed by the music industry.
Oct 26, 2010 |
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