News tagged with share music

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.

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created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 68

US woman to pay 1.92 mln dlrs in music piracy case

A US jury has ordered a 32-year-old woman to pay nearly two million dollars in damages for illegally downloading 24 songs over the Internet in a high-profile digital piracy case.

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created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (9) | comments 32

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.

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created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Judge slashes 'monstrous' fine in music piracy case

Condemning a two-million-dollar fine meted out to a Minnesota woman for illegally downloading music over the Internet as "monstrous and shocking," a judge has slashed the penalty to 54,000 dollars.

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created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 7

Atty: MN woman can't pay for sharing songs

(AP) -- A Minnesota woman ordered to pay a recording industry trade group $1.5 million for illegally sharing music online doesn't plan to pay those damages as her attorneys continue to argue the amount is unconstitutional, ...

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created Nov 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

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

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.

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created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Muziic turns YouTube into rich source for songs

A schoolboy and his father have unleashed software that lets people listen to YouTube's vast collection of music videos as if it were a private collection.

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created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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.

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created May 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

YouTube blocks premium music videos in Britain

YouTube on Monday said it is blocking certain copyrighted music videos in Britain until it overcomes an impasse in a licensing deal with the Performing Rights Society for Music (PRS).

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created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The Pirate Bay back online after fine threat

The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing websites, was back online on Tuesday after being shut down when a Swedish court threatened its bandwith supplier with a hefty fine.

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created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Would-be Pirate Bay buyer ousted from stock market

(AP) -- The would-be buyer of Swedish file-sharing Web site The Pirate Bay has been kicked out of the smallcap stock exchange Aktietorget for misleading the market, the Swedish trading platform said Wednesday.

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created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Court won't reduce student's music download fine

(AP) -- The Supreme Court has refused to take up a Boston University student's constitutional challenge to a $675,000 penalty for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them on the Internet.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Jury awards $675K in Boston music downloading case

(AP) -- A federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels.

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created Aug 01, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 3

China moves to control online music industry

China has announced that all songs posted on music websites must receive prior approval and foreign lyrics must be translated into Chinese, in a new push to control online content.

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created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0