Earlier this year, Grooveshark and parent company Escape Media Group (“Escape”) filed a subpoena in Los Angeles Superior Court against Digital Music News (“DMN”).  The subpoena compelled the disclosure of an anonymous commenter’s identity.  This petition could have “chilling effects” on the rights and obligations of Internet bloggers.  An unfavorable ruling on DMN’s appeal would impose [...]

  Let’s start by taking a look at Grooveshark. Universal Music Group (UMG) filed a complaint in Manhattan District Court on November 18, 2011 against Escape Media and five of its executives alleging that Grooveshark engaged in a plethora of infringing conduct. According to the complaint, “Escape publically touts the fact that it has a [...]

  With the recent shutdown of Megaupload and the arrest of Kim “Dotcom” Schmitz (founder of Megaupload and formerly the number one ranked Call of Duty player) for massive amounts of alleged copyright infringement, other legal news relating to Megaupload might be overlooked. Well, have no fear, here is some information about the lawsuit filed [...]

  The proposed legislation goes by many names— COICA, PIPA, SOPA—but the goal is clear: protect intellectual property and prevent online piracy. Congress has made big moves this year to push its anti-piracy agenda. Both the House and Senate have introduced bills that purport to regulate the Internet, while modernizing our criminal and civil laws [...]

  Whether you agree or disagree with the district court’s holding in Viacom v. YouTube, everyone acknowledges that the decision has far reaching implications for copyright owners, internet service providers, and the music industry as a whole. YouTube has developed into perhaps the easiest and fastest way to access copyrighted music content for free while [...]

One of Google’s best features (and perhaps the reason I choose the site time and time again over other search engines) is that the search feature knows exactly what you’re searching for before you even finish typing in your query. Looking for the best p2p site for free music downloads? Hopefully you have a good [...]