Denies recent reports that it plans to run a trial of the controversial three-strikes-and-your-out policy proposed by the British Phonographic Industry(BPI). This past Monday I mentioned how Virgin Media was reportedly gearing up for a trial run of the controversial three strikes-and-your-out policy that terminates the internet connections of those accused of illegal file-sharing. Now [...]

Contradicts previous federal court ruling that defined ‘distribution’ as ‘publication’ and therefore illegal under copyright law. The issue of KaZaA’s ‘”shared folder” won’t be settled quietly it seems. Just days ago I reported how in the case of Elektra v. Barker a judge in the 2nd Federal District Court in New York decided that the [...]

Former Google CIO also says that file-sharing may actually be a “good thing.” EMI may just be the record label that pulls the music industry kicking and screaming into the 21st century. After being acquired by private equity from Terra Firma in the middle of last year it was quick to slash jobs and cut [...]

Easy, step-by-step guide for those who have heard of KaZaA and other file-sharing programs, but are looking for a faster and safer way to download movies, music, TV shows, anime, and just about anything else you can think of. Many people are still unaware of what exactly BitTorrent is or what it does. BitTorrent is [...]

Amount based on the number of albums included in a Swedish prosecutor’s case against the world’s largest BitTorrent tracker site back in January of this year. Earlier this year Swedish public prosecutor Hakan Roswall charged The Pirate Bay with being an accessory and conspiracy to break that country’s copyright law, which could lead to fines [...]

Despite economic losses caused to the music industry a majority of music artists get their music just like the rest of us – via P2P. Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan recently conducted a survey in which 100 musicians were asked 5 questions related to the practice of illegal file-sharing. What makes the survey interesting is that it’s [...]

Says that "distribution" is the same as "publication" under copyright law in its refusal to dismiss their case against an accused file-sharer. Yesterday a federal District Court in New York made an important ruling in a longstanding case against a woman accused of illegal file-sharing. Denise Barker is alleged to have have had more than [...]