www.cnn.com -- When British finance minister Gordon Brown stands up to make his pre-budget speech next week, aging rockers Cliff Richard, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones might do well to tune in. ...Read More
digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com -- Ray Beckerman points out that the RIAA's attorney has admitted to calling the employer of Marie Lindor's adult son in reference to the pending litigation between Ms. Lindor and Universal Music Group. ...Read More
www.theinquirer.net -- One of the lawyers involved in defending cases bought against people by the RIAA claims that if the music industry wins a crucial case, the Internet will have to be switched off. ...Read More
arstechnica.com -- And so it begins. Universal Music Group exec Doug Morris told the Reuters Media Summit that his company is interested in receiving a cut of the profits from each iPod sold. ...Read More
www.eff.org -- The Copyright Office/Library of Congress today issued its determination in the latest triennial DMCA exemption rule-making. Six exemptions were granted, the largest number so far. ...Read More
www.smh.com.au -- Owning an iPod, camera phone or a DVD recorder might be enough to land you in jail or lumbered with a large fine under the Federal Government's proposed new changes to the copyright laws, experts warn. ...Read More
arstechnica.com -- Universal Music has filed a lawsuit against MySpace, accusing the popular social-networking site of copyright infringement. At issue are the thousands of music videos uploaded by MySpace users. ...Read More
macdailynews.com -- IPPR recommends a legal ‘private right to copy’ that would allow people to make copies of CDs, or DVDs for personal us. The report says a new right would legalize the actions of millions of Britons without any significant harm to the copyright holders. ...Read More
news.bbc.co.uk -- A think-tank has called for outdated copyright laws to be rewritten to take account of new ways people listen to music, watch films and read books. ...Read More
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