LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Turning the tables on record labels, makers of the most popular Internet song-swapping network are suing entertainment companies for copyright infringement. CNN.com – Makers of Kazaa suing record labels – Sep. 24, 2003 It seems the RIAA has been using an unauthorized client to access the Kazaa P2P network, and [...]
Archives for September 2003
Downloads allowed, Uploads illegal
A lot of people seem to be saying that file-sharing is legal in Canada. Upon close interpretation of Canadian law, we think that downloading songs from the internet is legal, but sharing files or uploading files via p2p is strictly illegal. We don’t want Canadians exposing themselves to lawsuit liability because of the wrong ideas, [...]
More artists cheer P2P
Recording artists across the board think the music industry should find a way to work with the Internet instead of suing people who have downloaded music. "They’re protecting an archaic industry," said the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir. "They should turn their attention to new models. ajc.com | News | Artists blast record companies over lawsuits [...]
Canadians free to leech mp3s
A desperate American recording industry is waging a fierce fight against digital copyright infringement seemingly oblivious to the fact that, for practical purposes, it lost the digital music sharing fight over five years ago. In Canada. TCS: Tech Central Station – Blame Canada Go Canada! I’m hoping they leech enough to make up for the [...]
A look at the MPAA & RIAA
The best-selling "Chicago" movie soundtrack is available on CD starting at $13.86. The actual movie, with the soundtrack songs included, of course, plus additional goodies ranging from deleted musical numbers to the director’s interview and a "making-of" feature, can be had for precisely $2.12 more. DenverPost.com – ENTERTAINMENT One more reason why buying CD’s suck.
P2P group paying for the 12 year old
A peer-to-peer group says it will cover costs for a 12-year-old New York girl who agreed to pay record labels $2,000 to settle a file-swapping lawsuit. P2P group: We’ll pay girl’s RIAA bill | CNET News.com I’m not sure this is the way to do it, but congratulations to the 12 year olds mother. It [...]
RIAA Amnesty program bogus
A day after the Recording Industry Association of America filed a slew of lawsuits against alleged illegal song swappers, it became the target of legal action over its own "amnesty" program. RIAA sued for amnesty offer | CNET News.com The probelm is that the RIAAs Amnesty program asks people to turn them selves in, without [...]
Kids!
WASHINGTON - A 12-year-old girl in New York who was among the first to be sued by the record industry for sharing music over the Internet is off the hook after her mother agreed Tuesday to pay $2,000 to settle the lawsuit, apologizing and admitting that her daughter’s actions violated U.S. copyright laws. Yahoo! News [...]
You’re being watched
BigChampagne is Watching You. In fact, they’re tracking every download and selling the data to the music industry. How one company is turning file-sharing networks into the world’s biggest focus group. Wired 11.10: BigChampagne is Watching You It seems P2P isn’t just bad for the music industry. By using this information, which is sorted by [...]
First Universal price cut since 1980
Step back, take a deep breath, gather some courage and then let out the deepest, abdominal-wrenching gut laugh you’ve ever experienced. Universal Music Group has lowered CD prices. The Register Even though the price for a cd has stayed the same since 1980, the record lables claim they haven’t done any price fixing. Yeah right.