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    Jun

    Who’s Surging in the Battle for .music?

    Posted by Glenn Berry | (1) Comment

     On June 13, 2012 the nonprofit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names  and Numbers (ICANN) announced those companies whose bids have been accepted to become the exclusive registry service for “.music” generic top-level domain names (gTLD). Some of the top candidates included internet stalworths like Google (Charleston Road Registry) and Amazon (Valideus); alongside music industry-endorsed [...]

    Tags : BMI, copyright, ICANN, Megaupload, Music, piracy, RIAA, SoundExchange, Trademark
    Category : Uncategorized
    21
    Nov

    Buy My Used MP3s!

    Posted by Nyasha Foy | (2) Comment

    Welcome to ReDigi: “The World’s First Online Marketplace For Used Digital Music.” Yes, you read that sentence correctly. Launched in beta version last October, ReDigi markets itself as a “recycled music market place.” In reality, it’s an online digital music store that allows users to buy/sell used digital music files.

    Tags : Copyright Act, Copyright Basics, copyright infringement, RIAA
    Category : Uncategorized
    12
    Jun

    What’s In A Cloud? Apple Introduces iCloud Service

    Posted by Nyasha Foy | (0) Comment

    Last week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the fall 2011 release of the company’s new iCloud service. iCloud, a “Web-based locker” where users can store and access content from any Internet-connected device, will offer a seamless integration of content across select Apple products, including iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and iTunes. Although iCloud isn’t being pitched [...]

    Tags : Apple, iCloud, iTunes, RIAA, Royalties
    Category : Uncategorized
    6
    Apr

    Did LimeWire Really Kill The Music Industry?

    Posted by Nyasha Foy | (1) Comment

    As you will recall, Judge Kimba Wood ordered LimeWire to shutdown last October after finding the file-sharing service liable for copyright infringement and inducement to commit copyright infringement.  An estimated three billion songs per month were downloaded through LimeWire and the music industry wants the now defunct company to pay upwards of $75 trillion in [...]

    Tags : Limewire, RIAA
    Category : Uncategorized
    5
    Feb

    The Demise of Peer to Peer: Where Will the Kids Get their Music Now?

    Posted by Elissa Kaner | (3) Comment

    The popular file sharing program, Limewire, was issued a permanent injunction on October 26, 2010 by Judge Wood of the Southern District of New York to cease “the searching, downloading, uploading, file trading…and/or all functionality” of the software.  In May, the court granted summary judgment in favor of the music industry’s (the RIAA and thirteen [...]

    Tags : Limewire, RIAA
    Category : Uncategorized
    3
    Feb

    “Victory” For the Entertainment Industry: Google Sensors Piracy Related Terms from Autocomplete

    Posted by Elissa Kaner | (0) Comment

    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 [...]

    Tags : DMCA, google, RIAA
    Category : Uncategorized

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