iTunes to Begin Offering Ringtones
Will allow users to convert almost any song into a ringtone for an additional fee.
I’ve talked before about how its interesting that amidst all the lamenting by the RIAA about declining CD sales revenue is the fact that ringtone sales are quietly rising by leaps and bounds every year.In fact, people bought over $9 [...]
iTunes to Stop Selling NBC Television Shows
Dispute with network over lack of pricing control, piracy protection, and inability to bundle videos to increase revenue takes a sudden turn.
Apple announced today that iTunes will no longer be selling NBC TV shows for the upcoming Fall TV season. The move follows NBC’s decision to not renew its agreement with iTunes [...]
Back to School for Reading, Writing, and RIAA Lawsuits?
EFF Releases Comprehensive Report on Recording Industry’s Litigation Campaign
San Francisco – As college students across the country head back to class this fall, they need to worry about more than keeping up on their schoolwork. The Recording Industry of America (RIAA) continues to target college campuses for hundreds of new lawsuits each [...]
‘Family Guy’ Coming to Xbox 360
Xbox LIVE will offer episode downloads beginning September 2, 2007.
Xbox Live’s Marketplace continues to grow, offering tons of movies and TV shows for download from the comfort of your living room.
Starting September 2nd users will be able to count "Family Guy" among available content, and will be able to purchase full episode downloads [...]
iNokia? Nokia to Open Euro ‘Nokia Music Store’
Will offer tons of music, but apparently tons of DRM as well.
Nokia announced yesterday that it is opening a new digital music download store called the “Nokia Music Store” that will offer a combination of download and streaming services from millions of tracks from major artists, indie labels, and local hits.
Using a desktop [...]
MPAA’s AntiPiracy Dogs Appear in NYC
Lucky and Flo take Manhatten.
After having helped in the seizure of millions of dollars worth of bootleg DVDs across Asia, despite threats from "syndicate bosses" and others upset with their efforts, Lucky and Flo, the MPAA’s much heralded DVD-sniffing antipiracy dogs, have made an appearance in NYC to apparently demonstrate their abilities as a [...]
Rob Zombie’s ‘Halloween’ Remake Leaked to BitTorrent
A workprint of the much anticipated horror flic makes it way to BitTorrent tracker sites everywhere.
Following in the footsteps of “Sicko,” “Hostel 2,” and a number of other movies, a workprint of Rob Zombie’s upcoming remake of John Carpenter’s “Halloween” horror classic has been leaked to BitTorrent tracker sites.
Not due to hit movie [...]
TorrentSpy Decides to Block US Visitors
“Acts to protect privacy” and decides to prevent US courts from violating its user privacy rules.
It appears that TorrentSpy, one of the more popular public BitTorrent tracker sites around, has decided to circumvent a federal court ruling ordering it to begin tracking user activities on the site by opting instead to formally cut off [...]
US Copyright Laws Bringing New Meaning to ‘Long Arm of the Law’
Australian man had never been to the US nor ever even owned a passport, but thanks to US copyright laws he’s currently serving a 15-month sentence in a US jail.
Hew Griffiths was convicted by a Federal Court in Virginia back in June of this year for being a ring leader of DrinkOrDie or DOD, [...]
Congressman: ‘I Want to Make ISPs Responsible for Piracy on their Networks’
Will propose federal legislation requiring them to send a warning letter to customers if they access pirated content.
In an antipiracy panel held last Thursday before a gathering of members of the US Chamber of Commerce in Hollywood, Rep. Howard Berman (D-Los Angeles) has stated his intention to introduce legislation that would require ISPs to send [...]
