LawGame Ratings Enforcement Up as New ID Bill Enters CongressAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 8, 2008 - 10:55am.
House Passes Studio-Backed, Anti-Piracy PRO-IP ActAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 8, 2008 - 7:31am.
Judge Orders TorrentSpy to Pay MPAA $110 Million in DamagesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2008 - 12:55pm.
Facebook, Attys General Introduce New Child Safety FeaturesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 8, 2008 - 10:00am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Online social network Facebook on Thursday introduced a number of new privacy protections intended to safeguard younger users from sexual predators and cyberbullies, the Associated Press reported. Chicago Transit Authority Sued for Pulling "Grand Theft Auto" AdsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 6, 2008 - 10:27am.
New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive (NASD: TTWO) has sued the Chicago Transit Authority and sales agent Titan Outdoor for pulling ads for its "Grand Theft Auto IV" game without any explanation, Reuters reports. NY Attorney General Proposes Tougher Film Piracy PenaltiesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 5, 2008 - 9:58am.
New York - New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday introduced new legislation, endorsed by leaders of the New York State Senate and Assembly, that would increase penalties on those caught trying to record films in movie theaters for piracy purposes. Judge Calculates Web Radio Royalties Owed to ASCAPAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 1, 2008 - 9:52am.
House Judiciary Committee Approves PRO-IP ActAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 30, 2008 - 10:45am.
Judge Rejects "Making Available" Theory in File-Sharing CaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 30, 2008 - 9:30am.
Record Labels Sue Music Stream Aggregator Project PlaylistAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 29, 2008 - 9:33am.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Music | Universal Music | RIAA | Copyright | Warner Music | EMI | Project Playlist | Seeqpod |
Apple Threatens U.K. Sellers of Cheaper Imported iPodsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 28, 2008 - 9:22am.
London - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has threatened legal action against nearly a dozen U.K.-based online retailers who are buying Apple iPods in the U.S., where they cost about $30 less, and then reselling them in the U.K. at a discount on Apple's pricing, The Register reported. New Bills Would Limit Liability on Use of "Orphan Works"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 25, 2008 - 9:43am.
Irish ISP Eircom Sued by Record Labels for Aiding PiracyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 25, 2008 - 8:58am.
Dublin - Ireland's largest Internet service provider, Eircom, has been sued by the major record labels under the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) on charges of aiding copyright infringement, RTE Business reported. Report: Justice Dept. Investigating Yahoo-Google Ad DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 24, 2008 - 8:37am.
IFPI, Czech Police Shutter Pre-Release Music ServerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 24, 2008 - 8:25am.
Prague - The Czech police, working with record label trade group the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), have shut down a computer server at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic that hosted what they said was one of the largest collections of pre-release music in the world. Judge Tosses Digital Royalty Claims by Ramones DrummerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 23, 2008 - 11:23am.
New York - A federal judge has dismissed former Ramones drummer Richard "Richie Ramone" Reinhardt's lawsuit that sought nearly $1 million in what he claimed were unpaid digital royalties, the Associated Press reports. Reinhardt wrote six songs while in the band between 1983 and 1987, and had sought new remuneration for the songs in light of Internet distribution. RIAA Spent $2 Million Lobbying Congress on Copyrights in 2007Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 23, 2008 - 9:46am.
Washington - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) spent nearly $2.1 million in 2007 lobbying Congress for favorable copyright-related legislation, Ars Technica reported, citing the group's disclosure via the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Senator Petitions FCC to Reject XM-Sirius MergerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 18, 2008 - 10:16am.
Washington - Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), a high-ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, on Friday wrote to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking the agency to block the $5 billion merger of satellite radio firms XM (NASD: XMSR) and Sirius (NASD: SIRI), Reuters reported. MPAA Sues Streaming Movie, TV Index Site Pullmylink.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 18, 2008 - 9:33am.
FTC Asks EA for More Details on Proposed Take-Two BuyoutAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 17, 2008 - 8:22am.
Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) announced on Thursday that it has received a second request for information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) related to its proposed acquisition of fellow game publisher Take-Two Interactive (NASD: TTWO). |
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