Tag: riaa

Are 30 Songs Really Worth $675,000? The Justice System Thinks So
We brought you the story of Joel Tenenbaum back in May. He was facing massive statutory damages at the hands of the RIAA for sharing 30 songs via the file sharing service, Kazaa. U...
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Kim Dotcom’s Megabox Will Launch This Year
Everybody knows about Kim Dotcom by now. The millionaire owner of Megaupload and all its related domains is under fire from the U.S. government. What you may not know is that he wa...
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YouTube Users File Petition To Allow For The Use Of Third-Party Recording Tools
Should YouTube users be allowed to rip the content they like to their hard drive, much like a person would use a DVR to record a television show of interest? Some users believe the...
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UK ISP Comes Out Against The Pirate Bay Blockade
It's been a little over a month since the The Pirate Bay was blocked in the UK due to a c...
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The Pirate Bay Wants To Thank The RIAA For Censorship
It's no secret that the RIAA and the MPAA want Google and other search engines to...
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RIAA Inaccurately Criticizes Google’s Transparency
When organizations like the MPAA and the RIAA want to complain about the tech industry not helping with the fight against piracy, inevitably, their focus turns to Google. Bing? N...
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RIAA Lawsuit Against LimeWire for $72 Trillion Shot Down
It was reported last May that now-defunct P2P file-sharing program LimeWire...
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Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Tenenbaum File-Sharing Case
We reported last week on the efforts of Charles Nesson to have the S...
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New Center For Copyright Info Set To Start Sinking Pirates Soon
Remember when Google defended itself from any culpability due to "safe-harbor" protection from hosting copyright-infringing material and, instead, argued that the responsibility of...
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Head Of The RIAA Says ISPs To Implement Anti-Piracy Measures By July 12
Internet service providers are set to start clamping down on illegal file sharing this summer, according to the head of the RIAA. Speaking at the annual meating of the Association...
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Kim Dotcom Says Many MegaUpload Users Are From US Government
When MegaUpload went down in January, there were complaints from many legitimate users of the site saying that their personal files, including files for work, were gone. One of the...
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Spotify and Artists Still Disagree Over Royalties
Spotify and artists are in the midst of a battle of sorts over royalties that each feel is deserved. The thing in question is, how much? How much is a digital stream worth? Some se...
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The Pirate Bay: RIAA Is Kid Screaming For Candy
The RIAA and The Pirate Bay are at it again. Both groups have fired at each other over blogs that paint each other in a negative light. Let’s watch the fireworks, shall we? Mit...
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Google May One Day Face Lawsuit From Music Industry
The entertainment industry doesn’t like search engines. They may take that dislike to the next level soon....
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Government Introducing “Six Strike” System To Combat P2P Piracy
It used to be that if you were found to be downloading something off of a P2P network, you were sent a letter demanding that you pay a settlement or go to court. The RIAA found out...
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