Progressive Coder
Some 20 teens sued by the Recording Industry Association of America, which
accuses them of unauthorized downloads, will appear in a Pepsi-Cola (PEP) ad
that kicks off a two-month offer of up to 100 million free â and legal â
downloads from Apple’s iTunes, the leading online music seller.
USATODAY.com – Pepsi ads wink at [...]
The FBI arrested a Chicago-area man Thursday on charges of criminal
copyright infringement and illegal interception of a satellite signal as a result of
the bureau’s ongoing investigation into pirated Academy screeners.
FBI arrests man in Oscar screener case
Whups. Guess the number of screener movies released on the wares scene will drop a bit.
WASHINGTON - The recording industry on Wednesday sued 532 computer
users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet, the first lawsuits
since a federal appeals court blocked the use of special copyright subpoenas to
identify those being targeted.
Yahoo! News – More Suits Filed Vs. Music Downloaders
This time, though, they’ve submitted the IPs [...]
A dispute over royalty rights on copy-protected CDs and other types of music
discs is helping to stall the release of some new music technology, and could
result in record labels owing tens of millions of dollars in back payments to
music publishers.
Rights issue dogs CD protection | CNET News.com
It seems the plan, so [...]
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — A copy of the romantic comedy "Something’s
Gotta Give" that was sent to an Oscar voter has surfaced on the Internet,
prompting a probe by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
CNN.com – ‘Gotta Give’ screener ends up on Net – Jan. 13, 2004
Apparently, the screener was leaked by [...]
Though no guns were brandished, the bust from a distance looked like classic
LAPD, DEA or FBI work, right down to the black "raid" vests the unit members
wore. The fact that their yellow stenciled lettering read "RIAA" instead of
something from an official law-enforcement agency was lost on 55-year-old
parking-lot attendant Ceasar Borrayo.
LA Weekly: [...]
Nearly halfway around the world from Hollywood, a 17-year-old high-school
student is trying to make a name for himself as a film distributor.
Unlike the moguls in Tinseltown, though, he and his colleagues in a group called
MysticVCD don’t cut deals, take meetings or campaign for Oscars (news – web
sites). Instead, their goal is to [...]
Belgian consumer watchdog Test-Achats (Test Aankoop), known for its crusade
against Nokia’s "unsafe batteries", starts the new year with a fresh assault on
the music industry. It is taking the music giants EMI, Sony, BMG Music and
Universal Music to court for installing anti-piracy systems on their audio CDs.
The Register
Way to go! I just [...]
The percentage of online Americans downloading music files on the Internet has
dropped by half and the numbers who are downloading files on any given day
have plunged since the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
began filing suits in September against those suspected of copyright
infringement. Furthermore, a fifth of those who say they [...]
We are now entering a new year and lots of lots of new music are ahead of us. I bet Way out West will still deliver good tunes, and I miss Lee Burridge. I have great hopes for him. Sander is delivering, Sasha and Digweed is ALWAYS delivering. Enjoy everybody!
MrsFudge