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 [...]
Archives for January 2004
FBI chases Oscar screeners
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.
RIAA suing again..
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 [...]
Fight for the Right to Copy
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, [...]
A source for screeners found by MPAA.
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 [...]
RIAA Raids
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 [...]
A day in the life of a movie pirate
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 [...]
Record industry sued over copy protection.
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 [...]
RIAA winning?
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 [...]
Turn it up!
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