Sony BMG Accused of Music Piracy – Assets Seized
There’s some breaking news surfacing out of Mexico. Police have raided a property, seizing thousands of CDs which contain unauthorized music. Sounds like a pretty plain news story had it not been an operation related to Sony BMG.
For our regular viewers, the headline may give you a sense of de-ja-vu. Well, it’s [...]
RIAA Member Lawyer Blames Joel for ThePirateBay Mixtape
Interesting new development in the Tenenbaum case. After ThePirateBay posted the DJ Joel Mixtape, a torrent of the songs Joel was sued for ($675,000 in damages), the development made it’s way into court documents. Plaintiffs were apparently not impressed saying, “despite the verdict and a clear finding of willful copyright infringement by Defendant, [...]
Vuze: Our Users are “Hollywood’s Best Customers”
BitTorrent client ommissions study that proves “once and for all” its users are “avid entertainment fans” that buy more movie tickets and DVDs than the average person.
The crew behind the BitTorrent client Vuze read with disbelief last week that Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton said he couldn’t see “anything good having come from the Internet.”
“Period,” [...]
Sony CEO – The Internet? Nothing Good Has Ever Come Out of There!
Many would argue that it’s up to the record industry to somehow reconcile with new technology, like the internet, instead of fighting it. As if to reinforce the stereotype that the record labels just hate the internet altogether, a CEO from Sony pretty much said just that in a recent forum.
So what is the [...]
Piracy Hurting PSP Software Sales Declares Sony
In an exclusive interview with Gamasutra Peter Dille Senior Vice President of Marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment of America discussed how he believed piracy had hurt the software sales of the PlayStation Portable. Dille stated, “I’m
convinced and we’re convinced that piracy has taken out a big chunk of our software sales on PSP,” Dille explained [...]
Sony Music Sued for Breaching US Privacy Laws – Fined $1 Million
It could negatively affect web developers this time.
There’s an interesting report on Wired’s Threat Level which details Sony getting sued by the FTC for $1 million. While a previous lawsuit against the company proved to be hilarious over the hypocrisy of being sued for software piracy, this lawsuit may be of interest to many [...]
Financier for MPAA Members Arrested – Court Battle Looms
It may get a little harder for the MPAA to play the moral card – not to mention getting funding for movie production for it’s members.
It is no secret that the copyright industry likes to talk about morals when it comes to unauthorized downloading. Unfortunately for members of the MPAA, morals might be playing [...]
Slaughter: Horror at Sony’s depraved promotion stunt with decapitated goat
Electronics giant Sony has sparked a major row over animal cruelty and the ethics of the computer industry by using a freshly slaughtered goat to promote a violent video game.
The corpse of the decapitated animal was the centrepiece of a party to celebrate the launch of the God Of War II game for the company’s [...]
Sony’s ‘YouTube killer’ to debut tomorrow
Wants to gauge eyeVio’s reception in Japan first before it launches overseas.
Sensing an opportunity in the bustling world of online video distribution, Sony is scheduled to it try out its new “YouTube killer” tomorrow that will also allow users to upload and distribute their own videos.
“This is part of Sony’s quiet software revolution,” [...]
‘Father of PlayStation’ says ‘Game Over’
Ken Kutaragi, the inventor of the PlayStation video game consoles, steps down as CEO amid increased competition from Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Wii.
The inventor of Sony Corp.’s PlayStation video game consoles, Ken Kutaragi, will retire as chief executive of the Japanese company’s game division on June 19, the company said Thursday.
Kutaragi, 56, known as the “Father [...]
