JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia (Reuters) – A handwritten sign at the entrance to a tiny shop in southern Malaysia’s busiest city sums up the music industry’s colossal problems in Asia. “1 CD for 7 ringgit,” it beams in bright blue ink. This sum is equivalent to $1.80. As two policemen direct traffic just yards away, the [...]

A Norwegian who defeated Hollywood on piracy charges pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in a landmark appeal hearing that the movie industry is anxious to win to protect its lucrative DVD business. Prosecutors, on behalf of major U.S. film studios, will try to prove that 20-year-old Jon Johansen broke Norwegian law when he developed and [...]

The decision, which was released late last Wednesday, transfers a closely watched legal battle over the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) dragnet for online music traders to courts in the nation’s capital, where the industry group has already had success. “We are pleased with the California court’s decision to transfer the suit filed by [...]