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Industry wants to ban Minn. woman from downloading

(AP) -- Just weeks after a federal jury ruled that a Minnesota woman must pay $1.92 million for illegally sharing copyright-protected music, the recording industry wants to make sure she doesn't do it again.

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created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Minn woman who lost music-share suit gets replay

(AP) -- The Minnesota woman who became the nation's only music file-sharing defendant so far to go to trial is getting a replay two years after losing the case.

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created Jun 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

NAB: House majority opposes new performers royalty

(AP) -- The National Association of Broadcasters said Wednesday that a majority of U.S. House members are now opposed to imposing new fees on radio stations to pay performance artists.

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lawmakers adopt bill to punish Internet piracy

(AP) -- French lawmakers in the lower house on Tuesday passed a bill that would cut the Internet connections of those who repeatedly download music and films illegally, creating what may be the first government agency to ...

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created May 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Hollywood, RealNetworks square off on DVD copying

(AP) -- Hollywood calls it "rent, rip and return" and contends it's one of the biggest technological threats to the movie industry's annual $20 billion DVD market - software that allows you to copy a film ...

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created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Hollywood scores win over Pirate Bay, 4 convicted

(AP) -- The entertainment industry won round one Friday in a legal battle against file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, with guilty verdicts and one-year prison sentences handed down to four men accused of running ...

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created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (13) | comments 44

Prosecutor seeks prison terms in Pirate Bay filesharing case

A Swedish prosecutor on Monday called for one year jail terms for four men charged with running The Pirate Bay, one of the world's top websites for illegal downloading.

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created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6


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