IFPI Accidently Debunks Music Sales Claims for Canada?
New statistics from the copyright industry was released recently, but with all of the claims on how music sales are falling, comparing one statistic from Canada and one statistic from the global figures appears to have painted a very interesting new picture on the Canadian music marketplace for the copyright industry.
The latest statistics were promoted [...]
Swedish IFPI Website Hacked
The Swedish IFPI website was recently hacked, but Brokep said in his blog that ThePirateBay is already winning the case and that this kind of support only damages grounds being made.
There’s been no shortage of dramatic events happening surrounding ThePirateBay trial, but one supporter of ThePirateBay took it upon themselves to hack the IFPI website. [...]
ISPs to Ban P2P with New European Telecom Package?
An new European-wide package for ISPs has been discussed before, but new amendments could turn European Internet Service Providers into copyright police. Perhaps the only good news out of this is that network neutrality activism may get a new boost in Europe.
The disturbing report comes right out of todays posting on EDRI.org, a European [...]
British Top Legal Advisers – Copyright Term Extension is Bad
Many advocates and experts from around the world have had a long and hard fought battle to stop the major copyright industry’s push to extend the term of copyright. It’s very likely to be welcome news in Britain when this kind of opinion comes from “leading European centres for intellectual property research”.
In the last couple [...]
British Copyright Term Extension Bill Delayed
Copyright term extension made a brief appearance in the British House of Commons recently. A currently unidentified Member of Parliament objected to the bill when it was about to be discussed in the House, stopping it in its tracks.
Open Rights Group is reporting on this recent move, but is currently unable to identify the [...]
German Government – Data Retention is for Terrorists, Not Copyright Infringers
Last year, ZeroPaid reported on the German music industry saying it would sue 1000 file-sharers every month in the year of 2007.
This crackdown on copyright infringement was an attempt to deter file-sharers, making it seem as though one couldn’t get away with it in Germany. A new report on Heise Online seems [...]
Why doesn’t the RIAA talk about the $9 billion USD in ringtone sales?
A detail that seems hidden in all the fuss over declining music sales by the RIAA and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), is the fact that people bought over $9 billion USD worth of ringtones worldwide last year. That’s right, $9 billion USD! This is about a 41% increase over last year [...]
(2006 Annual Piracy Report) Setting the IFPI Record Straight
The IFPI, which represents the major music labels internationally, is out with its annual piracy report. Canada gets a fair amount of attention as we are one of ten priority countries. In explaining the situation in Canada, the IFPI resorts to a series of mischaracterizations and omissions that piggyback CRIA claims and therefore [...]
Yahoo China Rifles Back Against IFPI Infringement Lawsuit
Yahoo China recently battled back against infringement charges related to its MP3 search service. Just last week, the IFPI indicated that it would pursue legal remedies against the destination unless a quick resolution could be reached.
In a statement to the media, Yahoo China majority owner Alibaba.com characterized itself as a “general portal that provides [...]
