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Federal Court Rules Against LimeWire

Paul Resnikoff
May 12, 2010
A federal court has now ruled against LimeWire and its parent, Lime Group, on copyright infringement grounds and related charges. The summary judgment came from US District Judge Kimba Wood for the Southern ... Read More...

Yes, the RIAA Is Still Suing College Students

Paul Resnikoff
May 3, 2010
Call them customers, pirates, college kids... or whatever. The RIAA is still issuing lawsuits, and burning label cash to clean the streets of academia (and beyond). In the latest episode, the 2nd US Circu... Read More...

Pink Floyd Suing EMI Over Digital Formats, Royalties

Alexandra Osorio
March 9, 2010
One of the biggest bands in history is now embroiled in a contract dispute with EMI. Pink Floyd first signed with the label in 1967, though the contract in question was inked in the late 90s. At that point, ... Read More...

Exclusive: EMI, TuneWiki Forge Out-of-Court Agreement

Paul Resnikoff
March 8, 2010
Big lawsuits grab the biggest headlines, though sometimes, the parties manage to avoid drawn-out legal battles. That was the case with TuneWiki, which ruffled EMI Music Publishing by extending its innovative... Read More...

Springsteen vs. ASCAP: More Lawsuits Start Surfacing

Paul Resnikoff
February 8, 2010
Bruce Springsteen is now attempting to erase his name from a lawsuit against a bar in New York - and preserve his credibility in the process. But a number of suits against bars and smaller establishments are... Read More...

UMG’s Tricky Legal Game Against Grooveshark

Paul Resnikoff
January 28, 2010
Universal Music Group pulled a surprise lawsuit against Grooveshark earlier this month, and the details of the filing are downright devilish. Instead of filing in federal court, the label filed in the State ... Read More...

Jammie Thomas Rebuffs $25,000 Settlement Offer

Paul Resnikoff
January 27, 2010
After a federal judge drastically reduced a copyright infringement penalty against Jammie Thomas, the RIAA is suddenly negotiating. The RIAA wants to chop the fine even further and pretend it never happened,... Read More...
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Paul Resnikoff
January 26, 2010
Is China simply a hopeless case for labels? On Tuesday, Chinese search behemoth Baidu scored a major victory over the recording industry, the latest in a string of legal brush-backs.  Baidu defeated the ongo... Read More...

But Wait. Is the Jammie Thomas Case Really Over?

Paul Resnikoff
January 25, 2010
Battered RIAA defendant Jammie Thomas got a huge break last week. Instead of facing a $1.92 million fine for making a handful of songs available online, a District Court judge slashed the penalty to just $54... Read More...
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Paul Resnikoff
January 22, 2010
After a protracted battle against the RIAA, file-swapping defendant Jammie Thomas has managed to reduce a colossal, $1.92 million fine. According to a tip from attorney Ray Beckerman issued shortly before no... Read More...
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Coldplay Weathers Another Copyright Lawsuit

Paul Resnikoff
January 17, 2010
Either Coldplay is a magnet for litigious songwriters, or a real plagiarism problem. Now, Coldplay is battling another copyright lawsuit, this time from a relatively unknown songwriter.  Samie Lee Smith rece... Read More...

The Battle Over ISPs: RIAA, BPI Working Both Sides of the Atlantic

Paul Resnikoff
January 15, 2010
If only those unruly ISPs could be controlled, instead of running wild over the lawless internet. Of course, the issue is far more complicated than that, though not for major label trade groups like the RIAA... Read More...
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