Indie labels want copyright shift
The UK’s independent music labels want a change in the law so internet service providers (ISPs) become liable for illegal file-sharing by their users.
The Association of Independent Music (Aim) has outlined the plans in a discussion on copyright reform.
Aim is concerned the internet has made it easier for people to share music and breach record [...]
Tiscali snubs music industry demand for names
Internet service provider Tiscali (TIS.MI) on Tuesday rebuked demands by British music companies to reveal the names of some of its customers who allegedly used the network to share songs illegally.
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) trade group said on Monday it had “unequivocal” evidence about 17 of Tiscali’s customers and 42 from fellow telecoms company [...]
British ISPs urged to lock out file sharers
The British music industry stepped up its campaign against illegal file sharing on Monday by demanding that two Internet service providers suspend 59 accounts it believes are being used to swap copyrighted songs.
The British Phonographic Industry trade group called on Cable & Wireless and Tiscali to join a crusade against consumer practices that have undermined [...]
Flowerburger Records Petitions UK Parliament to Stop P2P Lawsuits
In a gesture that mirrors a petition the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) is presenting to Congress, Flowerburger Records is circulating a petition requesting that the British Parliament and the BPI, Britain’s recording industry trade group, stop the lawsuits against music fans and develop constructive alternatives aimed at compensating artists.
“Fans generally want payment for musicians but [...]
Movie downloads coming to the UK in July
Film downloads are finally coming to the UK, with support from Universal Pictures and Wippit, the music file-sharing site. The service will be enabled by the end of July with the ability to download Universal films on the day of DVD release.
As for pricing, new releases are going to cost £19.99 with older films costing [...]
(UK) Cinema detective to tackle piracy
The UK is to get a cinema investigator to tackle the crime of recording films in cinemas to be sold as pirate DVDs.
The investigator, a former police officer, will train cinema staff and examine incidents where recording equipment has been used in cinemas.
Film piracy has grown in the UK as more major movies gain a [...]
(UK) Law lords to rule on internet defamation
A TEST case comes before the law lords, Britain’s highest court, today that will determine how far newspapers and other internet publishers are open to lawsuits from people alleging that they have been libelled in any part of the world.
In a landmark ruling last year, the Court of Appeal ruled that internet publishers could not [...]
UK to trial music downloads via DAB
Think you need an internet connection for music downloads? Think again. UBC Media Group, one of the UK’s largest independent radio production companies, today launched a download service that delivers songs across the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) network.
To be fair, we’re not quite talking iTunes here. UBC’s system, which is being offered next month on [...]
UK a new piracy hotbed
Production of counterfeit digital goods is increasingly carried out within the UK, according to Intellectual Property Crime Group, a unit of The Patent Office.
In a report just published, the group said it had confiscated 20 per cent more DVD-R burners than in previous years, and that disc production was becoming domesticated in a way never [...]
UK ‘Don’t sue p2p fans’ petition
The managers of Avril Lavigne, The Streets and Elbow are amongst those who’ve signed an online petition organized by Flowerburger Records naming the British music industry for suing fans who use p2p networks.
For British music industry read EMI (UK), Warner Music (US), Vivendi Universal (France) and Sony BMG (Japan, Germany), the Big Four Organized Music [...]
