Music Piracy

So, is or isn’t iTunes dead? Last week, on the opening day of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple subtly confirmed its popular download store would go away on macOS 10.15 Catalina. The writing ... Read More...

Radiohead has released 18 hours of new material from the OK Computer era after hackers leaked the material online. The release features 18 minidiscs with band material and music from Thom Yorke recorded by h... Read More...

A study conducted among Harvard-educated lawyers by Professor Dariusz Jemielniak revealed a casual attitude towards copyright theft. The paper — published in The Information Society journal — polled percepti... Read More...

As part of its crackdown against YouTube stream-rippers, the RIAA has targeted a slew of new websites. First, with just a single subpoena obtained at the United States District Court for the District of Colu... Read More...

Charter Communications has filed a motion to dismiss the vicarious liability claims in a recent lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by the RIAA on behalf of major record labels, alleges that Charter does nothing to ... Read More...

So, is iTunes really dead? Apparently, not just yet. Aiming to ease users’ anxieties over their previously purchased content on iTunes, Apple has officially released a support document detailing exactly w... Read More...

According to most media outlets, Apple’s iconic (albeit often-maligned) iTunes is now dead. CNN’s headline proudly proclaims, “RIP iTunes as we know it.  Apple breaks up iconic music platform.” Stating the... Read More...

According to music industry insiders speaking with Digital Music News, Apple had formally prepared to shut down iTunes music downloads on March 31st, 2019. Pointing to an eventual shutdown of the revolutiona... Read More...

Several weeks ago, the RIAA managed to take down YouTubNow, a major YouTube stream-ripper, with just a subpoena. Shortly after the major music organization’s court filing, the website, which boasted about it... Read More...

Two weeks ago, the RIAA successfully took down a major YouTube stream-ripper with just a subpoena.  Now it's 'Thank U, Next'. Despite a potentially devastating legal defeat against Russian stream-ripper FLVT... Read More...

Several years ago, lawmakers in the United States attempted to pass harsher anti-piracy laws. Much to the chagrin of the music industry, the Commercial Felony Streaming Act of 2011, along with SOPA and PIPA,... Read More...