Lawmaker seeks info on RIAA dragnet
from News.com
The recording industry’s wave of subpoenas that target individual computer users has drawn the critical attention of at least one influential lawmaker on Capitol Hill.
Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., who chairs the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Thursday that criticized its recent spate [...]
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Azureus 2.0.1.1 is out
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Version 2.0.1.1
Fixed several bugs
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Pac Bell’s Internet arm sues music industry over file-sharer IDs
SBC Communications Inc. is joining a legal battle with the recording industry with a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of the industry’s effort to track down online music swappers.
In a complaint filed late Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, SBC unit Pacific Bell Internet Services alleges that many of the subpoenas served against it [...]
BuyMusic’s Downloads Strike A Sour Note
Last week Buy.com tried to take a bite out of Apple’s successful iTunes Music Store by rolling out a low-priced song-download service said to be simple and reliable.
But in an example of the technological trickiness involved in offering users the freedom they desire while giving music labels the protections they demand, early customers have found [...]
Sweden to outlaw peer-to-peer file swapping
The implementation of EUCD will have staggering consequences to Swedish computer users. Not only will it limit the consumers’ rights to make copies of CDs and DVDs for personal use, but it will also criminalize peer-to-peer file sharing.
The Swedish government is proposing a law which would require the permission from the copyright owner [...]
MusicMatch Announces Plans for Online Music Store
Tuesday, Musicmatch Inc. announced plans for a service similar to Apple’s Itunes Music store. The service, which would be integrated into the Musicmatch Jukebox software, is planned for release this fall. Of particular interest is the announcement of licensing agreements with three major and 6 independent labels for personal burning and multiple PC playback, the [...]
BadBlue PE 2.41
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US ad campaigns show how stealing films hurts the ‘little guys’ .
Following the example of the music business the movie industry is targeting individual peer-to-peer pirates with an advertising campaign currently running in cinemas and on television across the US.
The ads, which can be viewed at RespectCopyrights.org, are designed to show the pirates how their activities affect the ‘little guys’ in the movie business, hoping to [...]
Labels charged with price-fixing – again
In a unanimous decision, members of the U.S. FTC (Federal Trade Comission) chastised Vivendi Universal and Warner Communications for restricting competition in the sale of “The Three Tenors” – Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti – audio and video products. It seems that PolyGram (a company later bought by Vivendi) conspired with Warner “to [...]
