Tape Piracy: It’s Everyone’s Problem
If you purchased a record in the mid-70s, you might have seen this insert.
This one was pulled from the album Spirit of '76, released in 1975 by the psychedelic band, Spirit. ... Read More...
70 Percent of All Music Piracy Happens Offline
The FBI can't raid this problem, you can hardly track it!
In fact, most music fans would hardly call it piracy, yet offline sharing actually eclipses online sharing when it comes to the acquisition of music. ... Read More...
We’re an Indie Label. And This Is Why We Still Sue File-Traders…
It's not a popularity contest. And not everyone agrees that suing file-traders or BitTorrent users is wrong. In the music sphere, that includes indie metal label Nuclear Blast, which aggressively pursues swapp... Read More...
Anti-Piracy Group Found Guilty of Cheating Artist In Its Anti-Piracy Ad
Back in December, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN aggressively denied allegations of bilking an artist that appeared in its anti-piracy spots, despite massive, unauthorized use beyond the initial agreement.
At t... Read More...
Google Takedown Requests Have Tripled Since May…
Is this where the war of loopholes ends up? And if so, when do DMCA-abiding companies like Google simply get overloaded, unable to properly comply?
Well, after opening its books on takedown requests on infr... Read More...
CNET Is Now Facing Hundreds of Millions In Piracy Infringement Penalties
What's wrong with reviewing and deep-linking to thousands upon thousands of potentially infringing applications?
According to a just-issued decision by federal judge Dale S. Fischer, a number of editorial poli... Read More...
Google’s Hottest Search Term? “Pirate Bay…”
Last week, Google unveiled 'Hot Searches,' a look into the pulsing trends as expressed by tens of millions of users. The timing couldn't have been more perfect...
(Thanks to Trichordist for pointing this ou... Read More...
This Morning, I Found My Entire Discography on BitTorrent…
No matter how progressive you think you are about digital distribution and free recordings, this moment stings...
Sam Rosenthal is also the outspoken head of Projekt Records, label for Black Tape for a Blue ... Read More...
Streaming Piracy: Is There a Problem Here?
YouTube is easily the biggest streaming music platform - by far - and it's completely DRM-protected, just like Spotify, Pandora, and Grooveshark.
The question is, do enough people want to circumvent these limi... Read More...
It’s Broken: Google Is Now Fielding 300,000 Takedown Requests a Week…
At what point do we admit that the DMCA simply isn't working? That endless cat-and-mousing is great news for companies like Google, and a horrible reality for content owners?
On Thursday, Google decided to r... Read More...
Counting Crows: ‘BitTorrent Is the New Radio…’
But is it, really? We keep seeing evidence that radio - as in, FM radio - remains the strongest promotional platform, by a longshot. That is, despite its tendency towards endless repitition, homogenization, co... Read More...
Study: Fear Works, Especially Against Casual Infringement…
What happens when massive legal action is taken against a massively-infringing app? The answer is that a massive number of users are immediately scared away, even if the application itself is still usable. Tha... Read More...
