Online TV/Music
19 December 2007
au: AFP raid Sydney Internet café ZDNet
A Sydney Internet café has been raided today by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), after the cafe allegedly provided extensive access to illegal downloads of movies and music.
07 December 2007
Apple's dominance faces Pepsi challenge The Times
Apple's dominance of online music and the music labels' best efforts to fight piracy are set to be dealt a blow from an unlikely quarter - PepsiCo, the fizzy drinks group.
us: Film Industry Touts ISP Partners In Filtering Online Content Intellectual Property Watch
ISPs are going to lead the monitoring of networks to ensure they are not being used for infringing purposes in the entertainment industry's seemingly endless battle to maintain control over where their content is distributed, and to whom, Motion Picture Association of America Chairman Dan Glickman said Tuesday.
27 November 2007
Consumer Web Access Could Be Shut Down For Sharing Illegal Content by Mira Veda Huffington Post
Have you ever downloaded a song or movie without paying for it? Maybe you thought it wasn't really stealing because when you think about it, music seems like its free right? You hear it in your car, free right? In stores while you shop, free right? At the restaurants and clubs...all free right?
07 November 2007
File-Sharing Pirates Attempt New Software Standard Information Week
A Swedish Web site that promotes trading of pirated movies is developing a new software standard for Internet downloads in a move that could make it easier to swap media files, which is illegal in many countries.
Ripples in the Music Industry, Part 1: Breaking Away E-Commerce Times
Piracy is not the major music labels' main problem, according to analyst Mike Goodman. "The problem is that they have an inefficient business model. We're undergoing a business correction, and there is not anything they'll be able to do about this market correction. Revenues for the music industry are going to decline." Meanwhile, musical artists are using the Internet to strike out on their own.
28 October 2007
uk: Record industry pushes ISPs to cut off file sharers The Register
The record industry is pressing the UK's ISPs for a deal that would see persistent illegal file sharers automatically booted off the net. High-level talks between the ruling council of internet trade body ISPA and the Music Publishers Association are aiming to settle the historic tension between the two industries.
24 October 2007
Dutch/British police shut down website after two-year music piracy inquiry The Guardian
British police have closed down what they claim is one of the world's largest music piracy websites after a two-year pan-European operation. A series of raids in Middlesbrough and Amsterdam resulted in the arrest of a 24-year-old man and the closure of Oink, a private website that allowed users to locate and download music, movies and other files. Also includes links to coverage from the BBC and AP.
20 October 2007
Rejoice! Every "Daily Show" ever is now online Salon
Hallelujah, every episode of "The Daily Show" will soon be online! Indeed, a great many episodes are here already.
If you're at work today or are taking care of small children, please do not click on this link. It takes you to the amazing new site -- thedailyshow.com -- that Viacom has built for Jon Stewart and his pals, a place where you can find thousands of clips representing every instant of the show since 1999.
YouTube's Filter Fails to Please Forbes
Last April, Googler-in-Chief Eric Schmidt assured an audience at the Web 2.0 Expo that the issue fueling Viacom's massive lawsuit against his company--alleged copyright infringement on YouTube--would become "moot" as soon as Google rolled out a new tool for managing content.
18 October 2007
Google Shields Own Backside With YouTube Antipiracy Filter E-Commerce Times
Google has launched a beta version of video identification technology designed to flag unauthorized content on YouTube. The move follows its implementation of audio fingerprinting software from Audible Magic earlier this year. By filtering out pirated videos, Google aims to further cement YouTube's compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Also includes coverage from the Guardian, Los Angeles Times and AP.
16 October 2007
Online music: The slow death of digital rights The Economist
How can the music industry make money online? Events in recent days have hinted at the diverging strategies of record labels and the musicians themselves. Earlier this month a jury in America sentenced a mother of two who makes US$36,000 a year to pay $222,000 in damages for having made copyrighted songs available on a file-sharing network. Then on October 10th Radiohead, one of the world's most successful rock bands, made good on their promise to bypass record labels altogether by making their new album available online -- and letting fans set the price they are willing to pay for it.
If the RIAA Wins, You Really Lose! by Shelly Palmer The Huffington Post
Last week the RIAA won its lawsuit against Jamie Thomas, a Minnesota woman who put 24 songs in her Kazaa shared folder. The judgment, now being appealed, was for US$222,000 ($9,250 per song). It's a big number, and because it's so big, it is excellent fodder for sensationalists on both sides of the issue.
10 October 2007
Music industry has Aussie pirates in the crosshairs Sydney Morning Herald
The anti-piracy arm of the Australian music industry has threatened to start suing individuals for illegal downloading if internet providers do not exert more control over their users.
06 October 2007
Ok computer: Why the record industry is terrified of Radiohead's new album The Independent
Radiohead are the latest - and greatest - band to shun the conventional CD release. Their new album is available online - and you don't have to pay for it
us: Labels Win Suit Against Song Sharer New York Times
In a crucial legal victory for record labels and other copyright owners, a federal jury yesterday found a Minnesota woman liable for copyright infringement for sharing music online and imposed a penalty of US$222,000 in damages. The verdict against Jammie Thomas of Brainerd, Minn., brought an end to the first jury trial in the music industry's protracted effort to rein in piracy with lawsuits against individual computer users. Since 2003, record labels have brought legal action against about 30,000 people, accusing them of trafficking in copyrighted songs. Also see in Salon, If Jammie Thomas is found guilty of downloading 24 songs, she could face millions in fines. Is this the outrage to finally prompt a change in copyright laws?
05 October 2007
us: Minn. woman shows jury how fast CDs can be copied in trial over alleged illegal file-sharing Sydney Morning Herald
A Minnesota woman, who record companies say illegally shared music online, testified in federal court Wednesday that she didn't do it, though she acknowledged giving conflicting dates for the replacement of her computer hard drive.
03 October 2007
Radiohead's bid to revive music industry: pay what you like to download albums The Guardian
Their music has long been praised for blurring boundaries and breaking moulds. Now Radiohead are hoping to establish a new model for the struggling record industry by inviting music buyers to decide how much they want to pay for their new album.
us: Music Download Trial Starts Tuesday The Age
A group of record companies says Jammie Thomas illegally shared everything from Enya to Swedish death metal online. Tuesday, she will become the first of 26,000 people sued by the recording industry to take the case to trial.
25 September 2007
uk: Downloads cost more with iPhones The Sunday Times
Apple's new mobile phone may look fabulous but you will have to pay over the odds to purchase your tracks
23 September 2007
Illegal file-sharing network eDonkey disabled The Times
The second largest file-sharing network on the internet has been severely disabled in a significant coup for the music industry's fight against piracy.
16 September 2007
First Prince, now Village People target YouTube CNet
Somebody combined the Village People's hit song, "YMCA," with footage of a dancing Adolf Hitler and posted the clip to YouTube. Now the company that owns the rights to the band's music is preparing to sue YouTube.
15 September 2007
Prince sues YouTube, eBay & Pirate Bay for breaching his copyright The Independent
He gave away his last album free with a newspaper, but Prince has now taken a stance to defend the rights of the artist by launching a legal action against internet sites that he claims have infringed his copyright. The singer has announced he is taking the action to protect copyright "not just for himself, but for all artists in the digital age". He wants, he says, to "reclaim his art on the internet". In the first phase of his legal action, the musician will target a number of commercial and pirate internet sites including YouTube, eBay and PirateBay.
14 September 2007
Belgian ISP claims court ruling will force it into 'illegal' behaviour Out-Law
A Belgian court ruling would force internet service providers into conducting "invisible and illegal" checks on internet users' actions, according to the managing director of Belgian ISP Scarlet.
12 September 2007
au: Death by digital for CD single Australian IT
The increasingly ubiquitous MP3 digital music player is driving the compact disc single towards extinction. New figures reveal sales of CD singles almost halved to 1.3 million in the six months to June 30 as more Australians chose to get their music directly from the internet.
