The Korean Association of Phonogram Producers successfully forced most P2P services there to stop unauthorized file sharing, including the largest service, Soribada. Soribada has now launched its...
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by Marc on July 07, 2006
I've mentioned Allofmp3.com, the popular Russian music download site, before. The latest news is the recording industry's brilliant maneuver to sue the company in England. "This is an...
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IFPI, the international music association, announced that it will sue Yahoo China for copyright infringement (1, 2). Yahoo China is run by Alibaba.com Corp. and 40 percent owned by Yahoo! Inc. The...
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tankafritt.nu is offering copyright infringement insurance for just $19 per year in Sweden. Magnus Braath, a 29-year-old student, says he will pay all fines plus give you a shirt if you're...
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Liberté, égalité, et fraternité live on in France. The French Senate and the National Assembly approved (1, 2) an intellectual copyright bill oriented to consumers and not the entertainment...
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by Marc on June 27, 2006
While P2 for personal use is legal in France and The Netherlands, it's now illegal in Spain. The spanish Congress also made it a criminal offense for ISPs that facilitate unauthorized file...
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The article "Korea stops music file-sharing" makes for a sensational headline. But it doesn't apply to the rest of the world where P2P is decentralized. Downloads can't be blocked by...
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Hollywood's insatiable power grab continues. The EFF has issued an Action Alert to stop the US and the world from giving unnecessary rights to rich corporate broadcasters. This giveaway takes the...
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by Marc on May 17, 2006
The BPI, the British equivalent of RIAA, has recommended that consumers be allowed to make digital copies of music they own for personal use. Ripping is illegal in Britain, unlike the U.S., although...
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by Marc on May 13, 2006
The French Senate followed the National Assembly by passing a consumer-oriented copyright bill that limits DRM and P2P fines. The bill was weakened from previous versions due to Apple and music...
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by Marc on March 14, 2006
france is voting on a law that would force digital music stores to sell music in open formats so people can use the files on any device. A radical idea. From the article: It would no longer be illegal...
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by Marc on February 11, 2006
A Paris district court ruled P2P downloading and sharing to be legal as long as its for personal use. France has compulsory licensing in the form of a levy on blank CDs and tapes to pay copyright...
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... for music lovers, that is. France May Allow P2P Downloads. The French Parliament voted to allow free downloads of copyright content from the Internet for private use. The translated legislation -...
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... for music lovers, that is. France May Allow P2P Downloads. The French Parliament voted to allow free downloads of copyright content from the Internet for private use. The translated legislation -...
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